Coral skeletons left by a medieval tsunami whisper a warning for Caribbean region

Sometime between 1381 and 1391, an earthquake exceeding magnitude 8.0 rocked the northeastern Caribbean and sent a tsunami ...
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Tsunami: How A Japanese Word Came To Describe Nature’s Most Destructive Waves

The word tsunami is now universally used to describe massive, devastating sea waves, but its origin lies deep within Japanese culture and language. Over time, global catastrophes forced the world to ...
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How long does it take for a tsunami to hit after an earthquake?

A timelapse of the 2011 Japan earthquake has provided a shocking glimpse into how fast it takes a tsunami to reach the rest of the world. The 9.1 Richter quake struck the north east coast of Honshu - ...
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Here's what each tsunami alert level means

SEATTLE — One of the largest earthquakes in recorded history struck Tuesday afternoon off the coast of Russia, prompting tsunami alerts to go out across the West Coast of the U.S. But what does each ...