A magnitude 8.2 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed more than 5,200 people on Dec. 30, 1703, according to NOAA data. The event occurred off the southwest Boso Peninsula, which is just south of ...

The tsunami was significantly less deadly than the one that struck on Dec. 26, 2004, which claimed more than 227,000 lives and displaced millions of people in 12 countries.

Imagine a wall of water taller than the Empire State Building crashing through a quiet fjord in the dead of night. No warning ...

Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and Hawaii on Tuesday after a major, 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of ...

On the night of July 9, 1958, along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle, nature unleashed the largest tsunami ever recorded after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake triggered a colossal ...

On the night of July 9, 1958, along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle, nature unleashed the largest tsunami ever recorded after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake triggered a colossal ...

Americans do not typically live in fear of tsunamis, as it’s not a common occurrence, but it is possible, with the US being hit by 21 tsunamis since 1788. The largest tsunami to hit the US was ...

The largest tsunami to have hit the United States is also the largest ever recorded. The megatsunami hit Lituya Bay, Alaska, on July 9, 1958, inundating the inlet with a wave that peaked at over ...