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 ...

Drowning is the most common cause of death associated with a tsunami. Tsunami waves and the receding water are very destructive to structures in the run-up zone. Other hazards include flooding ...

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory ... while water pumps for the spent fuel cooling pool ...