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There have been several huge recorded tsunamis in recorded human history ... Hindu devotees are bathing in sacred waters as the world’s biggest religious gathering begins in India’s northern ...
If such a megaquake were to occur, it could potentially cause a dangerous tsunami that could put thousands of lives at risk.
Thousands gathered in mourning on Thursday, Dec. 26, to mark two decades since the world’s largest tsunami. On Dec. 26, 2004, in one of the worst natural disasters of the modern era, a 9.1 magnitude ...
“Now, the Cascadia subduction zone is our biggest tsunami threat on the U.S. West Coast. And we've got really good evidence that it last ruptured in 1700. And the magnitude was probably right ...
The underwater quake hit around 80 miles off the coast of Honshu, Japan’s biggest island. Hundreds of aftershocks followed in the ensuing weeks — many of which were magnitude 6.0 and stronger. It also ...
"It was the biggest tsunami that had happened in recent times ... "It was a real wake-up call to the world but also to the scientific and engineering community." Since then, a team of scientists ...