The Indian government has launched a massive rescue operation to save survivors in Uttarakhand state where at least 150 are now confirmed dead.
State Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna called the flooding a “Himalayan tsunami”. Officials estimated the number of dead could be well over 1,000 but it will be impossible to get a total until after they can survey the entire region. Continue reading
Five people are dead after a major earthquake off the Solomon Islands created a tsunami. The 8.0 magnitude quake happened around 12:30 p.m. local time.
The five dead are four elderly people and one child. However, the director of nursing for Lata hospital said the death toll could very likely rise after assessing the final impact. Continue reading
A 7.5 earthquake off the Alaskan coast generated a small tsunami late Friday night.
The quake centered 60 miles west of Craig, Alaska according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Alaska Tsunami Center said that a small tsunami was created by the quake but it was not significant enough to be a serious threat to property. Continue reading
A major earthquake rocked Japan Friday shaking buildings in Tokyo and causing a small tsunami to hit one of the areas devastated in the March 2011 tsunami that killed thousands.
The 7.3 quake struck approximately 287 miles off the coast at a depth of 22 miles. The quake caused a 3 foot high tsunami that was followed by waves of up to 2 feet. Minor injuries have been reported so far as a result of the quake. Continue reading
Over half a dozen earthquakes struck off the coast of the Philippines on Friday triggering a tsunami alert.
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake just 21.6 miles underneath the ocean floor triggered the tsunami 60 miles east of Sulangan at 8:47pm local time. The major quake was followed by a series of seven lesser quakes (5.5, 5.4, 5.1, 4.8, 5.4, 4.9, 5.0) in a two hour span. Continue reading
A 165 ton dock constructed of concrete, metal and tires ripped away during the 2011 Japan tsunami was washed up over 8,000 miles away on the Oregon coast.
The dock, so large it was initially mistaken for a barge, carries a plaque stating it was part of the port of Misawa. Waves from the tsunami reached at least nine feet in Misawa.
Two other docks from the same port are missing at sea. Continue reading
