It’s a tall order to create a 300-foot-high tsunami wave, although it has been done in real life, said earth scientist Sam Purkis. It’s all about the “efficiency of the explosion,” he said.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean near Panama's Coiba Island, causing significant tremors in parts of ...

The Impossible tells the real-life story of Maria Belon and her family, who all miraculously survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...