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Tsunami Possible in Russia’s Kamchatka After Quake, Dormant Volcano Erupts

Tsunami waves were possible in three areas of Kamchatka in Russia's Far East, the nation's Ministry for Emergency Services ...
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Kamchatka earthquake response shows tsunami warnings are improving

After an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula, early tsunami warning systems kicked in and ...

Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America, but worst risk appears to pass for US after huge quake

Authorities warned the risk from the 8.8 magnitude quake could last for hours, and millions of people potentially in the path ...

Kamchatka quake may have caused volcano's eruption after 600 years, Russia says

The overnight eruption of the Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka, its first in 600 years, may be connected to the huge earthquake that rocked Russia's Far East last week, Russia's RIA state news ...

The Soviet Union’s secret tsunami

One of the largest earthquakes on record struck far eastern Russia this week. The last time the region was hit by a such a ...

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.

Minimal U.S. effects from tsunami don't mean the forecast was inaccurate

We should count it as a win that a tsunami occurred, we got a warning and it wasn’t the worst-case scenario," seismic network director says.