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The Specter of a Mega-Tsunami in Alaska
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The Specter of a Mega-Tsunami in Alaska

Landsat images helped convince researchers that a slumping mountainside overlooking Barry Arm fjord could pose a tsunami hazard.

Published Oct 5, 2020

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Earthquake Spawns Tsunamis
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Earthquake Spawns Tsunamis

Published Jan 12, 2005

Earthquakes

Earthquake off Samoa Generates Tsunami
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Earthquake off Samoa Generates Tsunami

Satellite imagery reveals tsunami damage along the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa.

Published Oct 15, 2009

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Earthquake Lifts the Noto Peninsula
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Earthquake Lifts the Noto Peninsula

Some parts of the peninsula rose up to 4 meters (13 feet), shifting the position of coastlines and leaving some ports dry.

Published Jan 23, 2024

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Landslide in Southern China
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Landslide in Southern China

On June 5, 2009, a mountainside collapsed in the Chingqing region of southern China, burying dozens of people. The landslide remained visible in satellite imagery nearly two weeks later.

Published Jun 19, 2009

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Landslide in Southern Kyrgyzstan
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Landslide in Southern Kyrgyzstan

Debris spread more than 3 kilometers (2 miles) from the source to the toe of the landslide.

Published May 22, 2017

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Lituya Bay’s Apocalyptic Wave
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Lituya Bay’s Apocalyptic Wave

One of the tallest tsunami waves known to science slammed this Alaskan bay in 1958.

Published Nov 20, 2020

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Landslide in Zhouqu, China
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Landslide in Zhouqu, China

Acquired September 7, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Zhouqu landslide remaining visible on the landscape weeks after its occurrence.

Published Sep 13, 2010

Land Floods

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