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![In this aerial image, self-defense force members extinguish fire in debris after the tsunami triggered by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit Okushiri Island on July 13, 1993.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3txGsAnnE7Gwyc3CreGL4n-320-80.jpg)
The Weird Reason 'Tsunami Fires' Broke Out After Japan Earthquake
By Mindy Weisberger published
Here's why the ocean appeared white and bubbling after a tsunami hit Okushiri Island.
![Indonesian earthquake](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W36C5E2zdRVwesSxaHC8oM-320-80.jpg)
Photos: The Devastating Damage from Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami
By Live Science Staff published
More than 1,200 are estimated to be dead after a powerful earthquake and tsunami ravaged the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
![A massive landslide struck Alaska's Tyndall Glacier in 2015.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qCxch8PiFd489KBRygKn4h-320-80.jpg)
Warnings Abounded Before Massive Alaska Landslide and Tsunami
By Stephanie Pappas published
A 2015 landslide and tsunami in Alaska came after two decades of warning signs.
![The seafloor along the San Mateo County coast, color-coded for depth (reds = shallower, towards the right, blues = deeper, towards the upper left).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fpjGEQTDRbrwscrwMLjmZc-320-80.jpg)
Sea Slime Can Trigger 65-Foot Mega-Tsunamis
By Charles Q. Choi published
The corpses of these tiny creatures ooze out a slimy layer that may explain catastrophic undersea landslides and tsunamis.
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This 6,000-Year-Old Skull May Be from Earliest Known Tsunami Victim
By Mindy Weisberger published
A 6,000-year-old skull found in what is now Papua New Guinea may be the first evidence of a tsunami victim.
![Japanese mussels (<em>Mytilus galloprovincialis</em>), barnacles (<em>Megabalanus rosa</em>) and sea anemones attached to a tsunami buoy washed ashore on Long Beach, Washington, in February 2017.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9aHRUfbYVsSi9XUaTwRzdh-320-80.jpg)
Marine Invaders: Japanese Tsunami Brought 300 Species to US Shores
By Megan Gannon published
Plastic made the mass migration possible.
![tsunami record indonesian cave](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aao2AmWtZ9mCBgE4uWQftM-320-80.jpg)
5,000-Year-Long Tsunami Record Found in Guano-Encrusted Sumatran Cave
By Jen Viegas published
The discovery of sediment layers in a seaside cave represents the longest record of tsunamis in the Indian Ocean, and the clearest record of tsunamis anywhere in the world.
![Asteroid Tsunami still](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8kjxydwtY2MRm5Xzqpr9Rh-320-80.jpg)
If an Asteroid Hits the Ocean, Does It Make a Tsunami? (Probably Not)
By Ian O'Neill published
A complex computer simulation has modeled the impact of an asteroid in the ocean and the results may surprise you.
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