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8.8-magnitude earthquake sends small tsunami into coasts of Russia, Japan and Alaska

The earthquake appeared to be the strongest anywhere in the world since the March 2011 earthquake off northeast Japan that ...

California and Alaska brace for tsunami waves after massive earthquake hits Russia

The first waves reached Alaska and Hawaii early Wednesday morning, with other Western U.S. states bracing for impact ...
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An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground ...

Communities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered their residents to higher ground after a powerful earthquake, but officials quickly downgraded and then canceled a tsunami ...
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An Alaska tsunami warning followed a 7.3 magnitude earthquake

An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake The quake was felt as far away as Anchorage, almost 600 miles to the northeast.
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After Alaska tsunami scare from Russian quake, an expert explains the hazard

Dave Snider, Warning Coordinator with the Tsunami Warning Center, says Alaska got lucky after the magnitude 8.8 earthquake ...

A huge earthquake sent tsunami waves hurtling across the Pacific – but little damage was reported. Here’s what we know

One of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history shook Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday, sending tsunami waves ...

History’s biggest recorded tsunami happened in the US: A look back

Imagine a wall of water taller than the Empire State Building crashing through a quiet fjord in the dead of night. No warning ...

Why Did Such a Powerful Earthquake Produce Such a Weak Tsunami?

Early Wednesday morning, a powerful earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded, struck off the coast of the Kamchatka ...