It caused over 230,000 deaths across 14 countries, widespread destruction and remains one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. The tsunami waves reached up to 100 feet high in some areas.

If a significant earthquake were to hit on these faults, it would likely cause mass destruction to properties ... "That can send a tsunami and also really damaging shaking,” Tobin warns.

For those traveling through Japan’s Iwate prefecture, a visit to Takata Matsubara Memorial Park for Tsunami Disaster and the ...

The tsunami that struck Japan on Friday brought back memories of the tsunami of 2004 that devastated many parts of Sri Lanka. At the time, the steady destruction of coral reefs around the country was ...

Israel needs to begin preparations for the possible impact of a major tsunami, the deputy head of the National Security Council emphasized during a meeting with emergency agencies and multiple ...

Christmas in 2004, when a 9.1-magnitude earthquake west of the Indonesian island of Sumatra set off a mammoth wave that was ...

Researchers have said that if the myriad natural barriers along the India’s coastline, including mangroves, did not exist, destruction by tsunami and coastal floods could have been more.

The product of undersea earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, tsunamis can race across oceans at more than 500 miles an hour, leaving a huge wake of destruction when they hit shore. Because it is ...

A substantial earthquake on these faults could lead to widespread destruction ... event that could result in severe shaking and a tsunami, warns Tobin. The last significant earthquake to hit ...