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In 1934 a landslide into the Tafjord created a local tsunami which killed 47 people living on the shore of the fjord. Read more The near-vertical sides of the fjord in this stunning part of the world, hide a rift that is opening up near the summit a...

An important seismic event imperceptible to humans has begun in the Pacific Northwest as predicted, according to the government agency Geological Survey of Canada. The event is called episodic tremor and slip (ETS). It involves a slow movement of the Juan de Fuca and North America tectonic pl...

The BBC and the National Geographic Channel are making a documentary based on the controversial theories of a Wollongong academic, who claims that meteorites hit the earth every 1000 years. New York-based production company Pangolin Pictures has been filming for the documentary this week at Gre...

A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 20:34:10 (UTC) on Friday, February 3, 2006, in the Andaman Islands, at a depth of 10 km . Location 11.904°N, 92.374°E

Tales about "Thunderbird" and "Whale" by native tribes along the U.S. West Coast, along with geological clues, point to at least two massive quakes and tsunamis that have hit the area in the last 1,100 years. "Native people here were well aware that earthquakes happened and that is reflecte...

Tsunami WARNING for Pacific coast of U.S Mag 7 Quake offshore. -- Edited by Blobrana at 12:53, 2005-06-15

The great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of December 26, 2004, was an event of stunning proportions, both in its human dimensions--nearly 300,000 lives lost--and as a geological phenomenon. The sudden rupture of a huge fault beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a devastating tsunami. It was the la...

Long before New York City was the Big Apple, or even New Amsterdam, a giant tsunami crashed ashore. It was 2,300 years ago. The Palisades that frame the Hudson River were whisper-quiet, the sandy beaches of Long Island and New Jersey empty, and Manhattan was still just an unbroken sylvan carpet. Then...

In the wake of yesterdays tsunami in the Solomon Islands, National Geographic News looks at how the killer waves are caused, what the warning signs are, and how to respo...

An international group of experts has said that the Mediterranean region needs an early tsunami warning system. "The countries concerned ought to go along with us and be aware of the need for a Mediterranean warning system. At present a sense of awareness is clearly lacking" - Francois...

a massive landslide on the ocean floor off Storegga, south-west Norway, triggered a 10-meter high tsunamis. Radiocarbon dating of sediments taken from the coastline of eastern Scotland show that a giant wave flooded Scotland about 5,800 BC. At the time, Britain was joined to mainland Europe...

A repeat of the 1607 storm surge that caused severe flooding in south Wales and south west England 400 years ago would be the UK's costliest natural disaster, claims a new report. A risk management company has...

Cumbre Vieja (Spanish: Old Summit) is an active volcanic ridge on the volcanic ocean island of Isla de La Palma in the Canary Islands. This ridge trends in an approximate north-south direction and covers the southern third of the island. It is lined by several volcanic craters. [url=http://en.wik...

Clearing of sand dunes formed after a major tsunami in the 15th century to build Coastal National Highway in Maharashtra is threatening a village in Ratnagiri district, a noted Geo archaeologist has warned. Known as `tsunami sand', these sand dunes formed around the time of Vasco Da Gama's visit to...

Title: Tsunami source of the unusual AD 869 earthquake off Miyagi, Japan, inferred from tsunami deposits and numerical simulation of inundation Authors: Satake, K.; Sawai, Y.; Shishikura, M.; Okamura, Y.; Namegaya, Y.; Yamaki, S. The 869 Jogan earthquake, off Miyagi, produced unusually large...

Shortly after 5 pm on 18 November 1929, an earthquake shook Canada's eastern provinces. In Halifax, Nova Scotia, a seismometer needle jumped right off track. Across the Gulf of St Lawrence, on Newfoundland's Burin peninsula, the tremors sent people running into the streets. But for them...

The 365 AD Crete earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at about sunrise on 21 July 365 AD in the Eastern Mediterranean, with an assumed epicentre near Crete. The Crete earthquake was followed by a tsunami which devastated the eastern coasts of the Mediterranean, particularly Alexa...

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Tsunamis Landslide Norwegian tsunami (Preview)	General news	0	1579	Aug 30 19:55 2009 by Blobrana
In 1934 a landslide into the Tafjord created a local tsunami which killed 47 people living on the shore of the fjord. Read more The near-vertical sides of the fjord in this stunning part of the world, hide a rift that is opening up near the summit a...
Earthquake Tsunamis Cascadia Seismic Slip Event (Preview)	General news	7	4754	Jul 14 21:40 2010 by Blobrana
An important seismic event imperceptible to humans has begun in the Pacific Northwest as predicted, according to the government agency Geological Survey of Canada. The event is called episodic tremor and slip (ETS). It involves a slow movement of the Juan de Fuca and North America tectonic pl...
Tsunamis Ancient Mega-Tsunamis (Preview)	Meteorite News	4	3397	Sep 27 22:57 2011 by Blobrana
The BBC and the National Geographic Channel are making a documentary based on the controversial theories of a Wollongong academic, who claims that meteorites hit the earth every 1000 years. New York-based production company Pangolin Pictures has been filming for the documentary this week at Gre...
Earthquake Tsunamis Andaman Quake ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	General news	12	3673	Jun 19 09:42 2010 by Blobrana
A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 20:34:10 (UTC) on Friday, February 3, 2006, in the Andaman Islands, at a depth of 10 km . Location 11.904°N, 92.374°E
Earthquake Tsunamis Cascadia Cascadia tsunamis ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	General news	15	8448	Jan 25 16:54 2014 by Blobrana
Tales about "Thunderbird" and "Whale" by native tribes along the U.S. West Coast, along with geological clues, point to at least two massive quakes and tsunamis that have hit the area in the last 1,100 years. "Native people here were well aware that earthquakes happened and that is reflecte...
Earthquake Tsunamis Tsunami WARNING ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview)	General news	25	10129	Mar 10 12:04 2017 by Blobrana
Tsunami WARNING for Pacific coast of U.S Mag 7 Quake offshore. -- Edited by Blobrana at 12:53, 2005-06-15
Earthquake Tsunamis Sumatra-Andaman earthquake ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview)	General news	26	15379	May 30 16:51 2017 by Blobrana
The great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of December 26, 2004, was an event of stunning proportions, both in its human dimensions--nearly 300,000 lives lost--and as a geological phenomenon. The sudden rupture of a huge fault beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a devastating tsunami. It was the la...
Tsunamis Flood Ancient New York Tsunami (Preview)	Meteorite News	8	3394	Mar 17 17:46 2011 by Blobrana
Long before New York City was the Big Apple, or even New Amsterdam, a giant tsunami crashed ashore. It was 2,300 years ago. The Palisades that frame the Hudson River were whisper-quiet, the sandy beaches of Long Island and New Jersey empty, and Manhattan was still just an unbroken sylvan carpet. Then...
Tsunamis Tsunami Facts ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	Off Topic	17	5224	Aug 25 03:08 2012 by Blobrana
In the wake of yesterdays tsunami in the Solomon Islands, National Geographic News looks at how the killer waves are caused, what the warning signs are, and how to respo...
Tsunamis Mediterranean Tsunami System ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	General news	17	12119	Sep 8 11:21 2014 by Blobrana
An international group of experts has said that the Mediterranean region needs an early tsunami warning system. "The countries concerned ought to go along with us and be aware of the need for a Mediterranean warning system. At present a sense of awareness is clearly lacking" - Francois...
Flood Landslide Tsunamis Three Storegga Slides (Preview)	General news	6	6755	Oct 29 02:55 2011 by Blobrana
a massive landslide on the ocean floor off Storegga, south-west Norway, triggered a 10-meter high tsunamis. Radiocarbon dating of sediments taken from the coastline of eastern Scotland show that a giant wave flooded Scotland about 5,800 BC. At the time, Britain was joined to mainland Europe...
Flood Tsunamis The 1607 Flood (Preview)	General news	6	9619	Jan 29 19:25 2014 by Blobrana
A repeat of the 1607 storm surge that caused severe flooding in south Wales and south west England 400 years ago would be the UK's costliest natural disaster, claims a new report. A risk management company has...
Island Volcano Tsunamis Cumbre Vieja ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	Volcano	13	23151	Oct 5 15:45 2016 by Blobrana
Cumbre Vieja (Spanish: Old Summit) is an active volcanic ridge on the volcanic ocean island of Isla de La Palma in the Canary Islands. This ridge trends in an approximate north-south direction and covers the southern third of the island. It is lined by several volcanic craters. [url=http://en.wik...
tsunamis Tsunami sand (Preview)	Trash	3	1879	Mar 14 16:54 2011 by Blobrana
Clearing of sand dunes formed after a major tsunami in the 15th century to build Coastal National Highway in Maharashtra is threatening a village in Ratnagiri district, a noted Geo archaeologist has warned. Known as `tsunami sand', these sand dunes formed around the time of Vasco Da Gama's visit to...
Earthquake Tsunamis July 13, 869 Jogan earthquake (Preview)	Earthquakes	1	5388	Jul 9 06:11 2012 by Blobrana
Title: Tsunami source of the unusual AD 869 earthquake off Miyagi, Japan, inferred from tsunami deposits and numerical simulation of inundation Authors: Satake, K.; Sawai, Y.; Shishikura, M.; Okamura, Y.; Namegaya, Y.; Yamaki, S. The 869 Jogan earthquake, off Miyagi, produced unusually large...
Tsunamis Burin's tsunami (Preview)	General news	2	2391	Nov 18 00:00 2011 by Blobrana
Shortly after 5 pm on 18 November 1929, an earthquake shook Canada's eastern provinces. In Halifax, Nova Scotia, a seismometer needle jumped right off track. Across the Gulf of St Lawrence, on Newfoundland's Burin peninsula, the tremors sent people running into the streets. But for them...
Tsunamis 365 AD Crete earthquake (Preview)	Earthquakes	3	3007	Jul 20 19:41 2014 by Blobrana
The 365 AD Crete earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at about sunrise on 21 July 365 AD in the Eastern Mediterranean, with an assumed epicentre near Crete. The Crete earthquake was followed by a tsunami which devastated the eastern coasts of the Mediterranean, particularly Alexa...