Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Plate Boundary: Convergent Margin
A short video illustrates how a megathrust earthquake can create a tsunami. Check out the additional resources provided below the video. [1:16]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Japan's Earthquakes & Tectonic Setting
This animation addresses regional and local tectonics, earthquake occurrences and historic earthquakes, crustal fault earthquakes (Kobe, 1995), megathrust earthquakes (Tohoku-Oki, 2011), and tsunamis. [10:04]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Tsunami
A video exploring how tsunamis form, the damage they cause, and the fact that they cannot be prevented. Also learn that tsunamis form on convergent boundaries. [0:56]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: How a Tsunami Forms
Watch a video with a student explaining the five steps on how a tsunami forms. [1:35]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Massive Quake Prompts Tsunami Warnings
Ross Stein, a geophysicist with the USGS, explains the connections between quakes and tsunamis.
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Natural Hazards
In this video, Paul Andersen explains how natural disasters (like earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and flooding) have affected and will continue to affect humans on the planet. Many of the natural hazards (like volcanoes and storms) can...