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Massive earthquake triggers tsunami warnings across pacific rim
Tsunami waves begin hitting Hawaii after a 8.8 earthquake near Russia. Kristy McNichol Now: Why the 'Family' Star Left ...
Pacific earthquake triggers tsunami warnings
The magnitude 8.8 quake is believed to be the joint sixth-largest on record, though only minor injuries near the epicenter ...
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 ...
The Pacific Dodged a Monster Tsunami After One of the Biggest Quakes Ever. Here’s Why
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula shook the Pacific, but its tsunami fizzled. A geologist explains ...
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Russia, Pacific Coastlines Appear To Avoid Major Damage After Massive Earthquake
A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early on July 30, triggering tsunami ...
Here's what experts say about tsunami warnings in Hawaii, Japan and Russia
"It's not one that's going to cause mass devastation. But it will cause coastal flooding and it will cause damage and it does ...
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expert reaction to earthquake off Russia and tsunami warnings across the Pacific
Scientists comment on an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia which has led to tsunami warnings across the Pacific. Commenting on reports that the Fukushima nuclear site has been evacuated due to the ...
Tsunami mapped: Hawaii and California warnings issued after massive earthquake
Damage and evacuations were reported in the Russian regions nearest the quake's epicentre on the Kamchatka Peninsula. One of ...
Why the Pacific tsunami was smaller than expected — a geologist explains
It seems that for the size of the earthquake, the tsunami has been rather small. To understand why, we can look to geology.
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Seafloor Shift: What Caused the Russian Earthquake and Tsunami Threat
The quake occurred in a volatile subduction zone where tectonic plates collide—a key ingredient for tsunami generation.
Massive earthquake sends tsunami across Pacific
Tsunami alerts were also in effect in Alaska, the U.S. West Coast and down the Pacific Rim to New Zealand. The 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 ...