Twenty years after the deadliest wave in recorded history, most oceans have warning systems and communities have learned how best to escape the danger.

Most of the tsunamis in California have been small, but some were destructive and deadline. See a list of notable tsunamis.

Tsunamis from Japan and Alaska both eventually hit the ... and while that one was destructive, it wasn’t the biggest. The ...

The tremor triggered a tsunami warning, which has since been cancelled, according to the US Geological Survey.

Tsunami warnings were issued and later downgraded. About 60 tremors have been recorded following the initial quake. A snowboarder on holiday in Japan's Hakuba Alps said his entire hotel room shook.