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California has a long history of tsunamis reaching its coast, and in some cases they've turned deadly. Here's a look back at tsunamis that have impacted the California coastline. Crescent City in ...
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How tsunamis form

Tectonic plates cause tsunamis mainly through sudden movements along subduction zones, where one plate dives beneath another.
On 30 July, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a tsunami that spread across the Pacific Ocean.
Tsunami means “harbor wave” in Japanese, but they differ from other waves that are generated by the wind or solar system. Tsunami waves move the entire depth of the ocean, down to the floor, which is ...
The state of Hawaii is one of the more tsunami susceptible spots in the world, thanks to its remote location in the Pacific Ocean, surrounded by the infamous seismic activity known as the "ring of ...
All tsunamis are, by definition, big events. Their fuel is a major geologic disturbance—a landslide, volcanic eruption, earthquake, or even meteor impact—that displaces huge amounts of water. Their ...
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The word 'tsunami' brings immediately to mind the havoc that can be wrought by these uniquely powerful waves. The tsunamis we hear about most often are caused by undersea earthquakes, and the waves ...