A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar on March 28, 2025. The exact number of deaths and missing people are not yet known, but a rescue team has told the BBC it is “at least in the ...

Preparation is the best defense against any natural disaster. Heed these tips if a tsunami threatens your community ...

Tsunamis form from sudden water movements, mainly undersea earthquakes, spreading waves across oceans and increasing as they near shores.

The first wave isn’t always the largest. The ocean near the coast often recedes ... The vast majority of the world’s tsunamis are generated by strong underwater earthquakes. Major earthquakes occur ...

Following the tremors, the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of possible waves between one and three ... huge loss and destruction around the world. Note: This list is based on data ...

Forecasters said tsunami waves of 1-3 feet were also possible for some coasts of Niue and Tonga. In addition, tsunami waves of less than a foot were possible for the coasts of American Samoa ...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center later called off an alert issued immediately after the jolt that warned of waves of 1 to 3 ... Ocean where much of the world’s earthquake and volcanic activity ...

This includes 215,000 deaths caused by tsunami waves exceeding 30m (98ft ... This region is the source of about 81 per cent of the world's large earthquakes due to the meeting of multiple tectonic ...

Tsunamis are a destructive and deadly hazard for coastal communities across Canada and around the world ... waves that can arrive minutes or hours apart. The first wave might not be the largest.

The USGS issued a tsunami warning for waves of 1 to 3 meters along some ... faults around the Pacific Ocean where much of the world’s earthquake and volcanic activity occurs.