Tsunamis pose a danger to every community across Canada’s three coastlines. A tsunami is a series of large, persistent waves caused by the sudden displacement of a body of water. Earthquakes are ...

What causes a tsunami, and how could a powerful earthquake like the one off Russia's coast trigger massive waves?

What to do when a tsunami hits "If you're on a beach and you see a tsunami, it's too late to outrun it," Geist said. That's why it's important to act on tsunami warnings immediately.

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed more than 5,200 people on Dec. 30, 1703, according to NOAA data. The event occurred off the southwest Boso Peninsula, which is just south of ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and ...