Tectonic plates cause tsunamis mainly through sudden movements along subduction zones, where one plate dives beneath another.

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, NASA's GUARDIAN ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi is no stranger to the ocean’s power. Most people know tsunamis as towering waves caused by earthquakes far across the Pacific. What many do not know is that the islands ...

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A future mega-earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could lead to the “Big One” along the San Andreas fault in California—or ...

Two fault lines on the west coast of North America—the Cascadia and San Andreas—appear to be seismically synchronized, with ...

The math of even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major ...

A subduction zone near Cascadia is unraveling piece by piece. The process offers a rare glimpse into how tectonic plates die ...

Japan releases fifteenth batch of treated water from Fukushima with tritium levels well below international limits, IAEA ...

Gould-Davies, a senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies who has served as ...

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA - A 2.3 magnitude quake was detected close to Berkeley Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological ...