Somewhere around 7,000 years ago, a tsunami struck the southern edge of Tongatapu, picked up a giant boulder, and slid it 200 ...

The boulder, named Maka Lahi, measures an enormous 46 x 40 x 22 feet (14 x 12 x 6.7 metres) and lies more than 656 feet (200 ...

Landslide-generated tsunamis pose a serious risk to coastal communities, particularly within narrow fjords where tall cliffs ...

Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tons in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the world, providing new insights into the Pacific region's history and risk of ...

Survivors and victims’ relatives will mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries.

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