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Waves reach US west coast after Russian earthquake as Japan lifts tsunami warnings
Two million people are told to evacuate in Japan after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever, hits Russia's ...
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Exact times tsunami wave predicted to slam into West Coast regions after massive 8.7 earthquake
A tsunami watch has been declared for the entire west coast of the United States following an 8.7 magnitude earthquake that ...
Where are tsunami warnings and watches issued in the US?
Warnings, advisories and watches were issued in Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon and Washington after a magnitude 8.8 ...
Tsunami Alerts Update: Estimated Wave Times, Heights for US States
According to the NWS tsunami warning system, the earthquake occurred off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia, around 7:24 p.m ...
Why one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded caused so little damage
A magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia threatened tens of millions of people with a tsunami risk. So why did ...
The Pacific tsunami response is a warning about federal funding for science
After that disaster, in 1949 the United States established the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), the first of its kind, ...
What is the largest tsunami to hit the US? See where it struck.
Tsunami warnings that blanketed the west coast July 29 prompted memories of a 1958 wave that struck Alaska, the largest ever ...
Here is what the different tsunami alerts mean.
A tsunami warning is the most severe type of emergency alert. In Hawaii, sirens and text messages alerted residents that a ...