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Hawaii breathes a massive sigh of relief after tsunami scare shakes islands

Wednesday evening in Waikiki ended in classic Hawaiian style, with a stunning red, orange and gold sunset, children laughing ...

High Magnitude Aftershocks Rock Russia Following Quake That Sparked Tsunami

Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and surrounding Pacific Rim regions continued to experience seismic instability, with dozens of ...

FACT FOCUS: No, Oprah Winfrey didn’t block access to a private road amid tsunami warning evacuations

Oprah Winfrey's representative and the president of Haleakala Ranch confirmed that a private road on Maui is owned by the ...

As tsunami waves swept the Pacific, some in Asia saw signs of a manga prophecy come true

As powerful waves surged across the vast Pacific on Wednesday, people around the world remained glued to their phones, ...

Which states felt impact of tsunami waves? See list of where it hit

The National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) issued warnings, watches and advisories after the temblor struck about 7:30 p.m.

Chile raises its tsunami warning to highest level for most of Pacific coast

Tsunami waves hit Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast on Wednesday after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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Devils Hole pupfish hit by micro-tsunami from 8.8-magnitude Russian earthquake

By Rhett Ayers Butler A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29 sent ...
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What is the largest tsunami to ever strike the US? How deadly 1,700 ft wave wiped out 2,500 acres

The largest tsunami to hit the US was in 1958, striking Lituya Bay, Alaska — a sparsely populate area — which was triggered by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that caused a massive landslide into the bay, ...