Locals in Tonga had always known it as Maka Lahi, “large rock,” but scientists quickly realized it was much more.

A massive, cliff-top boulder in Tonga reveals a 7,000-year-old mega tsunami, offering new insights for coastal hazard ...

A giant boulder in Tonga rode a wave from an ancient tsunami 7,000 years ago. The 1,300-ton rock traveled a distance twice ...

New results suggest that the object was transported inland thousands of years ago when tsunami waves breached a 120-foot cliff. That event might have been set in motion by an earthquake in the nearby ...

A 1200-tonne boulder in Tonga was swept inland when a 50-metre-high wave slammed into a 30-metre-tall cliff. “This is not just a boulder; it’s the biggest wave-lifted boulder ever found on a ...

but just rogue waves." Santa Cruz city officials say in 2024, there were 43 water rescue responses in areas with no lifeguards on duty. A sign along West Cliff Drive warns that since 1965 ...