BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted South Sandwich Islands at 1800 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a ...
Tsukuba, Japan—Tsunami earthquakes are characterized by the generation of disproportionately large tsunamis relative to the observed ground shaking, complicating timely evacuation efforts.