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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.
‘Over-evacuation’ may have prompted traffic problems before tsunami hit Hawaii, officials say
Hawaii officials say the timing of the tsunami warning and evacuation orders following this week's massive earthquake off ...
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 ...
Waves reach US west coast after Russian earthquake as Japan lifts tsunami warnings
Two million people are told to evacuate in Japan after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever, hits Russia's ...
Tsunami warnings caused panic. How close to disaster did we come?
Tsunami warnings prompted gridlocked traffic as people tried to reach higher elevations in Hawaii, but the threat level was ...
Tsunami Warning Map Shows US Areas Under Threat
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake - one of the strongest ever recorded - struck in the Pacific Ocean off Russia's far east coast.
Tsunami Alerts Are Mostly Lifted After Major Pacific Quake
Officials from Japan to California issued warnings after an 8.8-magnitude quake off Russia’s coast. Hours later, there were ...
The power and allure of the ocean: How surfers eyed the tsunami alerts and wondered
Residents of coastal California, Oregon and Washington scrambled for answers to a vital question: How big would the waves get ...
Following fires and a tsunami, a push to force L.A. to finally analyze evacuation routes
After The Times found L.A. city had failed to publicly comply with a 2019 law requiring it to analyze the viability of its ...
Hawaii breathes a massive sigh of relief after tsunami scare shakes island
Residents and tourists in Hawaii were forced to scramble to safety during tsunami scare after Russia’s massive earthquake.
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 ...