Earthquake-induced movement of the ocean floor most often generates tsunamis. If a major earthquake or landslide occurs close to shore, the first wave in a series could reach the beach in a few ...

This is because an earthquake-generated landslide can fall into the sound and turn it into a violent, long-lasting maelstrom ...

Tsunamis are waves generated by ocean-floor earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or landslides, all of which are possible in western Washington, according to a 2014 study from the City of Seattle.

Eventually, it collapses, perhaps shaken by a quake 5. The underwater landslides generate tsunami that head towards the Falkland Islands. Southern shores could witness 40m-high waves The submarine ...

In B.C., deglaciation has caused a landslide and tsunami and a glacial lake to rapidly dry up in the last five years. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.

The risk of undersea landslides and their potential to cause tsunamis along New Zealand’s east coast is being investigated by scientists aboard the German research vessel RV Sonne as part of a ...

“If these landslides happened again, we know they could cause devastating tsunamis,” Niwa marine geoscientist Dr Joshu Mountjoy said. “What we are trying to understand is where and when they ...

Footage shows the moment a landslide swept down a mountainside into Lake Garda, Italy. The landslide created large waves and disrupted traffic on roads near the town of Tremosine. Rescue teams ...