The Oregon Office of Emergency Management advises on tsunami preparedness, emphasizing risk awareness and community planning.

Tsunamis are powerful natural disasters that can exert significant forces on coastal structures, leading to potential damage and failure. Understanding these forces is crucial for designing ...

An increase in seismic activity has prompted predictions that a mile-wide submarine volcano named the Axial Seamount will ...

Oregon scientists are hoping to help the coastal communities survive a major inundation in various ways. One of those is detailed evacuation maps that anyone can access.

Trees with deeper roots are more resistant to damage from tsunamis and strong winds. Their findings suggest that the resilience of coastal P. thunbergii trees may be improved by inducing deep root ...

Within 20 minutes, waves of water began to hit the coasts of surrounding islands. In Indonesia's Aceh province in Northern ...

A magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu region late Monday night, prompting brief tsunami advisories for coastal areas in Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. The waves, initially projected ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned of possible tsunami waves of up to one metre (three feet) and urged the public to stay away from coastal waters. "Tsunami can strike repeatedly.

The magnitude 9.1 earthquake triggered massive tsunami waves that devastated coastal areas, leading to the deaths of over 15,000 people and causing the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Another major ...