Tsunamis usually feature several waves arriving in what is referred to as a “wave train.” ... The 1958 Lituya Bay Tsunami is the largest tsunami known, with a wave that reached a height of ...

When I got out of the train there were a few wounded people, but not many. "Most did not come out of the train. But my family all escaped. I have some pains on my body. It's a narrow escape." Reunited ...

One tsunami wave measuring about 8 inches reached some coasts and ports at about 10 p.m., ... Some train services were halted, and it was unclear when they would be restarted.

J ust inland from the crashing waves on Sri Lanka's palm-fringed shores, the train slowly came to a stop on Thursday—marking the moment a deadly tsunami hit 20 years ago.

PERALIYA, SRI LANKA — Just inland from the crashing waves on Sri Lanka's palm-fringed shores, the train slowly came to a stop on Thursday -- marking the moment a deadly tsunami hit 20 years ago.

The resulting tsunami unleashed waves more than 100 feet high and as fast as an airliner. Within hours, the tsunami had claimed nearly 230,000 human lives and displaced millions of people in 12 ...

The day after Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people across a dozen countries.

Commuters on a Taipei Mass Rapid Transit platform as a train stops during a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Taipei. CNA/AFP via Getty Images. The US National Tsunami Warning Center said it was ...