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

This means there is earthquake and tsunami risk not only along the plate boundary south of Lombok and Bali, but also from this zone of thrusting to the north. Tectonic plates are slabs of the ...

There are a number of hazards caused by plate tectonics including earthquakes and tsunamis. Earthquakes have both primary effects (such as the destruction of buildings) and secondary effects (such ...

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.