A note overlaid on the video reads: "Surfers encounter tsunami in Alaska and surf it." Despite the description, the wave featured in the clip is, of course, not a tsunami but rather a bore tide ...

The NWS National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, said there was no tsunami danger for the U.S. East Coast, the Gulf ...

A major 7.5-magnitude quake off the coast of Alaska triggered small tsunami waves on Monday, US agencies said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Residents evacuated to ...

A tsunami warning was lifted hours after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska in the US. The quake hit 280km (173 miles) south-east of Kodiak, at a depth of 25km, at 00:31 ...

The mediterranean sea straddles two tectonic plates and is lined by large towns and cities. We need to take the tsunami ...

A major 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck Alaska, causing people to run from buildings and briefly prompting a tsunami alert for coastal areas. The quake was centred about seven miles (11km ...

The Pacific system was established two years after a 1946 quake off Alaska spawned a tsunami that killed over 100 people and caused massive destruction around the Pacific. Initially the system was ...

Seismologists have just registered an earthquake in Seward, Alaska, that is big enough to produce a tsunami. The ocean depth is 4,000 meters. Use the wave speed formula to approximate the tsunami ...

The most destructive tsunamis have occurred along the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. Earthquake-induced movement of the ocean floor most often generates tsunamis.

Local tsunamis are waves affecting coastlines close to the generating area (whether by tectonic or landslide activity). They may be quite severe but only affect a limited area. An example is a fjord ...