SWOT Satellite Observes Seismic Tsunami Event in Greenland’s Dickson Fjord

SWOT Satellite Observes Seismic Tsunami Event in Greenland’s Dickson Fjord

An unprecedented nine-day tsunami following a significant rockslide in Greenland’s Dickson Fjord was recently recorded by the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, a collaborative mission by NASA and France’s Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES). The event, which took place in September 2023, saw a unique pattern of…

First scenes as Japan hit by tsunami waves after strong earthquakes | Earthquakes News

First scenes as Japan hit by tsunami waves after strong earthquakes | Earthquakes News

NewsFeed These are the first moments a series of strong earthquakes struck central Japan. Authorities issued an evacuation order before tsunami waves began hitting the western coast of the main island of Honshu. The epicentre is in the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, where the strongest quake registered a preliminary…