open ocean
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The other type of tsunamis happen in the open ocean and are directly triggered by earthquakes, or occasionally other powerful events such as underwater volcanoes.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Gas sailing from Alaska to Tokyo, Seoul and other Asian ports travels across the open ocean without passing through Hormuz, the South China Sea or the Panama Canal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Instead, it may have been punctuated by intervals sometimes described as 'slushball' or more extensive 'waterbelt' states, when pockets of open ocean appeared.
From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026
Marine rescue volunteer Paul Bresland said the teen's four-hour swim saved his family, who were eventually found clinging to a paddleboard in the open ocean off the tourist town of Quindalup.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Like there’s a whole big beautiful open ocean of freedom inside me.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
