The resulting tsunami struck nations in the Indian Ocean including Thailand and Sri Lanka and reached as far as Africa, killing an estimated 220,000-plus people, including about 40 Japanese.

“The devastation was unimaginable,” said Arianto Andrian, describing what he experienced in Indonesia as he recalled the catastrophic Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that struck the shores of ...

Located on the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the Pacific Ocean, the underwater shield volcano ... and it is unlikely the eruption will cause a tsunami. Mike Stone, a researcher at Yellowstone Volcano ...

A resident holds fish left stranded inland by the Gisborne tsunami in March, 1947. Photo / Tairāwhiti Museum “It was the same froth, like you get on beer. It was sort of sizzling.” A tsunami ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of southwest Japan. The quake struck shortly after 9:19 p.m. local time (7:19 a ...

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit southwestern Japan on Monday, triggering public warnings to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami advisory, which was later called off.

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. TOKYO and LONDON -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake ...

JAPAN issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.9 ... Japan’s location along the coast of the Pacific Ocean makes it especially vulnerable to these devastating waves.

It triggered a small tsunami in the north Atlantic Ocean, which measured around six feet tall at Mount's Bay on the south coast of Cornwall. The sea is also said to have risen up to six feet at ...

A tsunami around 3 feet reached land in Japan within 30 minutes of the earthquake, CBS News reported. Tsunami warnings were issued for civilians, and many were told to evacuate as a precaution.