After her prediction about the 2011 earthquake came true, Ryo Tatsuki became extremely popular in Japan. It is said about her ...

“We’re glad it didn’t.” The conditions could have produced a dangerous tsunami, but there’s no way to predict such an event accurately ahead of time, Snider said. So his team errs on the ...

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California's heavily populated coastal communities.

Others were left confused. But officials say that they followed the correct protocol to respond to a potentially dangerous tsunami and that it was necessary to provide residents adequate time to ...

that a dangerous tsunami had actually been generated. “These are no-notice events,” says Laura Kong, director of the International Tsunami Information Center, based in Honolulu. “We don’t ...

Earthquakes and tsunamis are both natural phenomena that ... but new research suggests that our estimates for how dangerous these events can be are on the low end of realistic.

If such a megaquake were to occur, it could potentially cause a dangerous tsunami that could put thousands of lives at risk. Japan's meteorological agency has published a map showing which parts ...

"A strong earthquake has occurred near Tonga and felt in whole of Tonga," the government said in a press release issuing the tsunami alert. "A dangerous tsunami could occur in minutes. You are ...

Tsunami warnings are not uncommon along the West coast, where warning sirens and signs in many areas provide a terrifying warning for coastal residents: A wall of water could potentially be coming ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The quake that rocked Taiwan is a stark reminder of how quickly and unexpectedly an earthquake can trigger a dangerous tsunami. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Science Officer ...

Most tsunamis are small and only affect coasts near the source, but some can be massive, dangerous and deadly, slamming coastal areas with tall waves and a seemingly relentless rush of water far ...