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Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 strikes southern California
The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no threat of a tsunami from the quake.
Updated on Aug 21, 2023 04:14 AM IST
Reuters |
Tsunami Awareness Day: UN body flags climate crisis, tech gap as challenges
Tsunamis which are caused by earthquakes, landslides and volcanic eruptions, etc originate from a vertical movement of the sea floor with the consequent displacement of water mass.
Updated on Nov 05, 2022 02:40 PM IST
Nisha Anand | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
2004 tsunami: 17 years on, a look back at one of the deadliest disasters ever
Triggered by the undersea earthquake activity offshore, the 100-feet-high tsunami waves laid bare complete annihilation in as many as 14 countries, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.
Published on Dec 26, 2021 06:10 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, on the other hand, estimated the magnitude at 7.7, placing the earthquake at a depth of 5km.
Updated on Dec 14, 2021 11:00 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
On World Tsunami Awareness Day 2021, UN calls for increased understanding
While the UN said that tsunamis were rare events, it also noted that in the past 100 years, as many as 58 instances of the natural disaster were observed that had claimed the lives of 260,000 people, or 4,600 deaths per disaster.
Published on Nov 05, 2021 08:56 AM IST
Written by Srivatsan K C | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
