A new way to identify a rare type of earthquake

A tricky kind of earthquake that happens in the soft rock of the ocean floor causes much larger tsunamis than their magnitude would predict. New research pinpoints a way to identify the danger fast. Source: A new way to identify a rare type of earthquake in time to issue lifesaving tsunami warnings

Tsunami Awareness and Preparedness

Once considered rare in their occurrence, in the last 10 years tsunamis have struck nearly every year: from Samoa to Chile, and from Iceland to New Zealand.Usually triggered by a massive earthq Source: Prepare to Win: Tsunami Awareness and Preparedness | Inter Press Service