These conditions, along with a place’s geography, create the amazing tidal waves we see. Learning about tsunami formation shows us how different tsunamis are from tides. Tides follow a regular ...

Tsunamis (pronounced soo-ná-mees), also known as seismic sea waves (mistakenly called "tidal waves"), are a series of enormous waves created by an underwater disturbance such as an earthquake ...

Tsunamis are often referred to as "tidal waves" because when approaching land, they look like a tide which suddenly rushes away and crashes back in a form of a huge wave. But tsunamis - the ...

A strong, 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey. A ...

Preliminary reports from the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said tsunami waves were possible for coastlines within about 190 miles of the earthquake’s epicenter, including those on Tonga. The system ...

This tidal bore is largest in September ... Lituya Bay generated a wave 100 feet high, the tallest tsunami ever documented. When the wave ran ashore, it snapped trees 1,700 feet upslope.

Tidal waves and how to prepare for them were topics of considerable discussion by some San Mateo County government officials last week. The creation of a new website devoted to ...

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has been recorded in Tonga, and a tsunami warning has been issued for places within 300km of the ...

Powerful earthquakes rocked Myanmar, shaking Bangkok and toppling a high-rise. With tsunami fears looming, how do quakes trigger massive ocean waves?