Indonesia, tsunami
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The Cascadia Subduction Zone off the Pacific Northwest is overdue for an earthquake – and when it happens, coastal communities will be devastated.
April 2 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Northern Molucca Sea off the coast of Ternate, Indonesia, on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, triggering a tsunami warning for neighouring countries. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), the USGS added.
A new data visualization illustrates how an experimental NASA technology can provide extra lead time to communities in the path of a tsunami. Called GUARDIAN (GNSS Upper Atmospheric Real-time Disaster Information and Alert Network),
March 27 (Reuters) - Observations made by a satellite operated by the U.S. and French space agencies shortly after a strong earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula last year are giving scientists a better understanding of how tsunamis originate and propagate.
“Halape ’75: A Crevice in Time” recounts the harrowing story of the Halape tsunami with help from the Pacific Tsunami Museum in Hilo.
As warmer temperatures melt polar ice, a parallel danger lurks in high mountain areas where melting glaciers have created thousands of new lakes.
A massive fault beneath Sulawesi, Indonesia, has been confirmed to extend offshore as a continuous deep fracture through Earth’s crust.
JAKARTA: A total of 93 aftershocks have been recorded, with tsunami waves observed following a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck waters off North Sulawesi earlier on Thursday (April 2)