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A tsunami hitting a coastline. This article lists notable tsunamis, which are sorted by the date and location that they occurred.. Because of seismic and volcanic activity associated with tectonic plate boundaries along the Pacific Ring of Fire, tsunamis occur most frequently in the Pacific Ocean, [1] but are a worldwide natural phenomenon.
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at Ao Nang, Krabi Province, Thailand. A tsunami (/(t) s uː ˈ n ɑː m i, (t) s ʊ ˈ-/ (t)soo-NAH-mee, (t)suu-; from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave', pronounced) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.
A map shows California’s tsunami hazard area, which is highlighted in yellow. Tsunamis are among the most infrequent of Earth’s natural hazards but preparedness remains critical (California ...
This list of ongoing armed conflicts identifies present-day conflicts and the death toll associated with each conflict. The criteria of inclusion are the following: Armed conflicts consist in the use of armed force between two or more organized armed groups, governmental or non-governmental. [ 1 ]
List of hotel fires in the United States; List of nightclub fires; List of town and city fires; List of transportation fires; List of fireworks accidents and incidents; List of man-made mass poisoning incidents; List of orphan radioactive source incidents; List of crushes (almost all caused by failures of management) List of military disasters ...
The map was thrust back into the spotlight after tsunami warnings were issued on Thursday when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the California coast. It led to 5 million people being put under ...
2022 tsunamis (3 P) 2023 tsunamis (1 P) 2024 tsunamis (2 P) This page was last edited on 24 April 2020, at 16:08 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Here are maps showing some of Southern and Central California's most populated areas within a tsunami hazard zone, as determined by the California Geological Survey. The yellow section indicates ...