NASA Tracks Pacific Tsunami In Unprecedented Detail, Reshaping How Scientists Model Giant Waves

The NASA and CNES jointly operated SWOT satellite recorded the massive July 29, 2025 Kuril-Kamchatka Pacific tsunami in high ...
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A Massive Tsunami Swept the Pacific — And NASA's Satellite Mapped the Giant Wave's Geometry

The tsunami struck Russia's Kuril-Kamchatka Peninsula 70 minutes after a 8.8 earthquake.

NASA Satellite Captures First-Ever High-Res View of a Giant Pacific Tsunami

A rare satellite view captured a major Pacific tsunami in unprecedented detail, revealing wave behaviors scientists did not expect. A satellite designed to track the height of the ocean’s surface ...

What a tsunami looks like from space and it’s not what you think

Satellite data from NASA’s SWOT mission delivers the first high-resolution oceanwide imagery of the Pacific 2025 tsunami.

First detailed tsunami seen from space by NASA, CNES — Here’s why it matters

Scientists used satellite data to study a rare tsunami. They examined the event with improved clarity today. The SWOT ...

First detailed look at tsunami captured from space by NASA, CNSE satellite—here's why it matters

The fresh, detailed glimpse into the geophysical phenomenon came after NASA and CNSE's SWOT satellite captured the tsunami ...
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Model animation of M8.8 Kamchatka, Russia 2025 tsunami (VIDEO)

This animation shows the simulated tsunami wave heights generated by the M8.8 earthquake. Around 70 minutes after the earthquake, the path of the SWOT satellite appears, shown in slow motion to ...

NASA satellite captures first detailed overhead view of Pacific tsunami

A new study shares how scientists have gained an unprecedented look at how tsunami waves spread across the ocean.

Satellites spot surprising tsunami patterns: Massive Kamchatka quake challenges old models

A satellite deployed to measure ocean surface heights was up to the challenge when a massive earthquake off the Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami in late July.
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A tsunami makes its way across the Pacific, with waves hitting the U.S. West Coast

Much of the West Coast of the U.S. is under tsunami alerts, after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck eastern Russia and sent powerful waves into Japan, Hawaii, California and counting ...
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Small tsunami waves impact West Coast of U.S. following 8.8 earthquake near Russia

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Following an 8.8 earthquake off the eastern coast of Russia, a tsunami wave was generated that quickly moved across the Pacific Ocean. Just after 10:15 a.m., the Tsunami ...