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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.
The Pacific Tsunami Museum (originally, the Hilo Tsunami Museum) is a museum in Hilo, Hawaii dedicated to the history of the April 1, 1946 Pacific tsunami and the May 23, 1960 Chilean tsunami [2] which devastated much of the east coast of the Big Island, especially Hilo.
One of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami marks its 20th anniversary on Dec. 26 ... Science & Tech. Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help.
A 2021 map showing how a tsunami could impact San Francisco was thrust back into the spotlight after a 2024 earthquake ... Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help.
Coastal areas in Northern California began evacuating residents after a 7.0 earthquake off Humboldt County's coast prompted a tsunami warning. Luckily, the worst didn't play out. But emergency ...
The tsunami is known as the Hawaii April Fools' Day Tsunami because it happened on 1 April and many people thought it was an April Fool's Day prank. The result was the creation of a tsunami warning system known as the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), established in 1949 for the countries of Oceania. 1946: Nankai, Japan: 1946 Nankai earthquake
U.S. Tsunami Warning Center may refer to: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center , covering Hawaii , Guam , American Samoa , Northern Mariana Islands , Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands . National Tsunami Warning Center , covering all other coastal areas of the United States
TOKYO – A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook parts of southern Japan on Monday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake was reported about 7 miles to the east ...