This video explores what a tsunami is and what causes them ... Physical geography relating to geological timescales and plate tectonics.

Researchers at the Centre for Earth Sciences of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore admit that the sequence of two surprisingly big Indian Ocean earthquakes — of magnitude 8.6 ...

History has a way of repeating itself. But unlike science, built on general principles and testable theories about the ...

The action of plate tectonics depends on subduction ... mostly due to GPS data," said Vasily Titov, senior tsunami modeler for NOAA's Center for Tsunami Research in Seattle, Washington.

as well as the exact location of the tectonic boundary where the European and African plates collide. This knowledge is key to reassess the seismic and tsunami risk to which the coastal areas of ...

In September 2023, the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) assessed the Cayman Islands’ risk for a tsunami.

the tsunami warning system said. The geological survey said, "large earthquakes at this location of the plate boundary are not unexpected" and earthquakes 6.0 and larger have occurred within 250 ...

The USGS said large earthquakes at this location of the plate boundary are not unexpected. In 2018 a 7.5-magnitude earthquake occurred nearby, causing some damage and a small tsunami, it said.