Examples of past seismic events that dumped tsunami deposits in Hokkaido and the Tohoku region 3rd or 4th century: a giant earthquake 4th or 5th century: a giant earthquake ...

Around 8,200 years ago there was a massive population decline in northern Europe. Experts have long wondered whether a changing climate caused a decrease in the number of humans in the area or if it ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 occurred on Saturday in the Caribbean Sea, according to the US Geological Survey, ...

After the Great East Japan Earthquake, the expected impact of giant earthquake and tsunami has been intensified, and the content of tsunami warnings/advisories was revised on March 2013.

The monster earthquake and ensuing tsunami that ravaged Japan in March 2011 left behind a ton of floating debris in its wake—25 million tons to be exact. And now that giant mass of garbage ...

That is why a small tsunami at one beach can be a giant wave a few miles away. All tsunamis are potentially dangerous, even though they may not damage every coastline they strike. A tsunami can ...

The stairway, marked with an “evacuation” sign, was installed after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, which spawned giant tsunami and claimed thousands of lives. When the man looked down ...

“We are witnessing a rise in giant, tsunami-causing landslides, particularly in Greenland,” he told BBC News. “While the Dickson Fjord event alone doesn't confirm this trend, its ...

When giant waves crashed into Indonesia's Aceh province, footage remained largely confined to handheld camcorders capturing the carnage. Fast forward to 2018, when a quake-tsunami hit Indonesia's ...

The Great East Japan Earthquake, followed by the tsunami and the nuclear accident, turned out to be an unprecedented catastrophe. In comparison with the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake that struck ...