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‘Wake-up call’: Officials say giant Pacific earthquake serves as warning for local megaquakes, tsunamis
Daniel Eungard gets a handful of tsunami alerts each month because of his job running the tsunami hazards program for the Washington Geological Survey. Most of them are nothing.
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.
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Three reasons tsunami faded before reaching WA
Underwater mountains, dips, curves and plateaus all affect how the waves travel over hundreds or thousands of miles.
Tsunami advisory lifted for Oregon after quake, emergency officials reflect on response
The tsunami advisory for Oregon and Washington's coastlines has expired following a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that ...
Has Florida ever experienced a tsunami? Here's what experts say
The Florida Division of Emergency Management's website says the probability of a tsunami hitting the state's coastline is ...
Russia Earthquake, Tsunami Highlights: Chile Upgraded Tsunami Warning To The Highest Level After Earthquake
An earthquake of magnitude 8.8 - one of the world's strongest-struck Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early on ...
Minimal U.S. effects from tsunami don't mean the forecast was inaccurate
When tsunami waves arrived, they didn’t cause devastation or deaths in the U.S. That doesn’t mean they didn’t pose a risk, ...
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 ...