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Tsunami alerts lifted after huge earthquake prompts evacuations across Pacific
Alerts were issued across the Pacific following the 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia's Far East, but no deaths were reported.
Tsunami risk appears to pass for U.S. after massive Russian earthquake; South American countries issue new warnings
A tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded, an 8.8 magnitude in Russia's Far ...
Visualizing the Russia earthquake and tsunami in maps and charts
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast on late Wednesday morning, local time. The quake triggered ...
What are the biggest tsunamis ever? How July 29 earthquake, tsunami compares.
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed more than 5,200 people on Dec. 30, 1703, according to NOAA data. The ...
Why Did Such a Powerful Earthquake Produce Such a Weak Tsunami?
The quake in Russia on Wednesday was among the strongest ever recorded — but in many places, the resulting wave was small.
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 ...
Southern Calif. shaken by multiple earthquakes day after tsunami advisory
The quakes come just a day after a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck in Russia, prompting tsunami warnings along the ...
Tsunami fears ease following 8.8 earthquake: 'A great relief to us'
Memories are more recent – and much more raw – in Japan, where the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake struck with a ...