Tsunami News

Google Earth enhances oceans’ layer

The Lamont Seamounts are an example of the view from the seafloor synthesized by a team of oceanographers at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. The seamounts are due west of El Salvador,…

Navy pictures reveal tsunami damage

The U.S. Navy released pictures showing widespread damage in Japan following last week's 9.0-magnitude earthquake and accompanying tsunami. 2011 Tōhoku earthquake was the strongest on record in Japan. It was…

Photos of tsunami destruction

The U.S. Navy released pictures showing destruction in Japan following last week's 9.0-magnitude earthquake and accompanying tsunami. 2011 Tōhoku earthquake was the strongest on record in Japan. It was the…

Before-and-after tsunami satellite pictures

Google released satellite images revealing the devastation caused by the March 11 tsunami in Japan. The satellite images, which are available on Google Earth and Google Maps, show dramatically changed…

Tsunami strikes Indonesia

A tsunami has killed more than 100 people in Indonesia following an earthquake on the same fault line that triggered the massive 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake sent…