The tragedy highlighted the importance of understanding the early signals of an approaching tsunami. For example, the "disappearing sea" may not happen at all. Sometimes the sea suddenly swells ...

Early warning signs of a potential tsunami can be the sea water at the shoreline receding into the ocean. Many islands in the region are under what is known as a tsunami advisory meaning the quake ...

The most recent risk assessment, outlined in maps published by the California Geological Survey, illustrate the devastation ...

A full 60 minutes after a long-strong earthquake in Napier triggers the risk of a tsunami, people could still be crossing a ...

Tsunami Preparedness Week falls on March 22 and local experts advise those who live near coastal areas to take training ...

But Malaysian authorities did not issue a tsunami warning for Bintulu. While Malaysia's meteorological department recorded a "weak" earthquake off the coast of Ranau in the neighbouring Sabah ...