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In the event of the Alpine fault in New Zealand rupturing in the South Island, it is predicted that there would be shaking of approximately Modified Mercali Intensity 5 in the lake-side towns of Queenstown (Lake Wakatipu) and Wānaka (Lake Wānaka). These could possibly cause sub-aerial mass flows that could generate tsunamis within the lakes.
A tsunami advisory in the Bay Area region occurred after the Hunga Tonga volcano erupted causing a tsunami and deadly waves that killed four people and injured others on the island of Tonga in ...
Only about 3% of historical tsunami events (from 2000 BC through 2014) are known to have meteorological origins, although their true prevalence may be considerably higher than this because 10% of historical tsunamis have unknown origins, tsunami events in the past are often difficult to validate, and meteotsunamis may have previously been ...
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at Ao Nang, Krabi Province, Thailand. A tsunami (/(t) s uː ˈ n ɑː m i, (t) s ʊ ˈ-/ (t)soo-NAH-mee, (t)suu-; from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave', pronounced) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.
Meteotsunamis are storm-generated wave events that can quickly flood Great Lakes shorelines. Roughly 100 occur each year. A tsunami-like event hit Lake Michigan this week, across from Racine.
A massive forest fire occurred in Pompton Lakes, NJ, on Nov. 9, 2024. Strong winds caused the smoke from the fire to drift all across Bergen and Passaic counties, causing a smoky smell and poor ...
On April 5, 2024, at 10:23 EDT (14:23 UTC), a M w 4.8 earthquake occurred in the U.S. state of New Jersey, with the epicenter in Tewksbury Township.While it was felt across the New York metropolitan area, Delaware Valley, the Washington D.C metropolitan area, and other parts of the northeastern United States between Virginia and Maine, it had a relatively minor impact, with no major damage ...
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the initial 4.8 magnitude quake was centered 7 kilometers north of Whitehouse Station, N.J., about 50 miles west of New York City, at a depth of 4.7 ...