10. Pacific Ocean, 1703: more than 5200 dead A magnitude 8.2 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed more than 5,200 people on Dec. 30, 1703, according to NOAA data.

The incredibly strong earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia – which caused a tsunami alert to be issued for the Pacific coast – did cause some damage in the sparsely populated region ...

Parts of the U.S. are grappling with tsunami alerts following the 8.8 earthquake that struck Russia on July 29. The powerful earthquake hit at 7:24 p.m. ET, about 78 miles east-southeast of ...

Tsunamis are typically triggered when massive undersea earthquakes displace large volumes of water. Unlike regular ocean waves, which are driven by wind, tsunami waves are created by the abrupt ...