Tsunami waves and the receding water are very destructive to structures in the run-up zone. Other hazards include flooding, contamination of drinking water and fires from gas lines or ruptured tanks.

There are a number of hazards caused by plate tectonics including earthquakes and tsunamis ... and secondary effects (such as fires, water contamination, or spread of diseases) ...

A tsunami advisory has been issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after an earthquake in the Caribbean Sea, ...

Shallow water wave dynamics is a critical area of study, particularly in understanding phenomena such as tsunamis and their runup on coastlines. This field focuses on the behavior of waves in ...

The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred Saturday around 6:23 p.m. Eastern Time with an epicenter about 129 miles southwest of George Town, the capital of the Cayman ...

A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea Saturday night, north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, briefly triggered tsunami ... stay out of the water.