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Organic geochemical investigation of far‐field tsunami deposits of the Kahana Valley, O'ahu, Hawai'i

Center News
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Earthquake and Tsunami Geologist Brian Atwater Receives Shoemaker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Communications

Center News
A plot shows how a tsunami might radiate from a spot where an earthquake happens under the ocean.

Tsunami on the Delaware River? Study of Historical Quake and Early East Coast Seismicity

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Geological impacts and implications of the 2010 tsunami along the central coast of Chile

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The Limit of Inundation of the September 29, 2009, Tsunami on Tutuila, American Samoa

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Probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment at Seaside, Oregon, for near-and far-field seismic sources

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Size distribution of submarine landslides and its implication to tsunami hazard in Puerto Rico

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Numerical simulation of tsunami generation by cold volcanic mass flows at Augustine Volcano, Alaska

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The orphan tsunami of 1700—Japanese clues to a parent earthquake in North America

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Small photo shows a man pointing to debris in the aftermath of a tsunami.

Preliminary Analysis of Sedimentary Deposits from the July 17, 1998 Papua New Guinea Tsunami

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Explanation of temporal clustering of tsunami sources using the epidemic-type aftershock sequence model

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Geological effects and implications of the 2010 tsunami along the central coast of Chile

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Revisiting submarine mass movements along the U.S. Atlantic Continental Margin: Implications for tsunami hazards

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New seafloor map of the Puerto Rico Trench helps assess earthquake and tsunami hazards

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Possible tsunami along the northwestern coast of the United States inferred from Indian traditions

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2004 Tsunami Northern Sumatra Damaged Areas Image

2004 Tsunami Northern Sumatra Damaged Areas Image
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Computer model shows undersea features as well as land in 3-D and wave patterns in the ocean near an island

Tsunami wave field in Bay of Bengal
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Photo of sediment core with tsunami deposit from the Salmon River estuary, Oregon

Sediment core with tsunami deposit from the Salmon River estuary, Oregon
Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Bathymetric and topographic grid intended for simulations of the 1945 Makran tsunami in Karachi Harbour

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Modeling non-structural strategies to reduce pedestrian evacuation times for mitigating local tsunami threats in Guam

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Influence of demand and capacity in transportation simulations of short-notice, distant-tsunami evacuations

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Visualizing community exposure and evacuation potential to tsunami hazards using an interactive Tableau dashboard

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Indian Ocean Tsunami Remembered — Scientists reflect on the 2004 Indian Ocean that killed thousands

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High tsunami frequency as a result of combined strike-slip faulting and coastal landslides

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Variations in Community Exposure and Sensitivity to Tsunami Hazards in the State of Hawai'i

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Geologic impacts of the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami on Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives

Center News
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Volcano Watch — The Canary Islands “mega-tsunami” hypothesis, and why it doesn’t carry water

Data Release
Collage of images of an earthquake, scientists in flood with instruments, a volcano erupting, and seismic illustration.

Near-bed velocity measurements in Monterey Bay during arrival of the 2010 Chile Tsunami

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Tsunami Evacuation Route

Is there a system to warn populations of an imminent occurrence of a tsunami?

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A Laysan Albatross chick in its nest near the coastline at Midway Atoll, Hawaii

Lessons from a Tsunami Could Help Protect Seabirds in the Face of Rising Seas

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