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Some facts about the strongest earthquakes ever recorded

Here’s a glance at some of the most powerful earthquakes recorded previously, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here’s what to know

Tsunami warnings are being downgraded in most areas following one of this century’s most powerful earthquakes in Russia.
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Journalist Eric Spracklen aboard Royal Caribbean cruise to Alaska says captain alerted them about earthquake after it became viral on social media

Digital strategist and journalist Eric Spracklen shared updates after tsunami alerts were issued for places like Japan, ...

Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday’s earthquake was notable

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of ...

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 ...
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Aleutian communities on edge after massive earthquake sends waves to U.S. coasts

A tsunami advisory was lifted for the Aleutians and the Pribilof Islands Wednesday morning, after one of the most powerful ...

Russia's earthquake was so strong it was felt in Kansas | Here's why that's so unusual

The massive earthquake that struck Russia overnight and spawned tsunami fears in Japan, Hawaii and along the Pacific Coast of ...

Video captures doctors protect patient during surgery mid-earthquake

Surveillance footage captured the moment that Russian surgeons protected a patient they were operating on as an 8.8 magnitude ...