Coral Skeletons Reveal 630-Year-Old Tsunami Risk for Caribbean

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Coral skeletons left by a tsunami over 630 years ago highlight risks for the Caribbean region.New research shows a major earthquake struck the northeastern Caribbean between 1381 and 1391. The quake exceeded magnitude 8.0 and triggered a tsunami toward Anegada in the British Virgin Islands.Flooding scattered debris across the island, depositing coral boulders hundreds of […]