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(CNN) — Tsunami waves have hit nations across the Pacific after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday local time, with millions of people urged to evacuate to higher ground. Tsunami warnings and advisories ...
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI)–While the beaches of the West Coast luckily avoided being struck by a strong tsunami after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, San Diegans should still know how to prepare if a big one ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The National Weather Service removed its Tsunami Advisory for the Oregon Coast on Wednesday morning — finally giving coastal residents a chance to breathe after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the coast of Russia Tuesday night.
SAN DIEGO — The National Weather Service has lifted the tsunami advisory for San Diego County, but officials warn that the area is not entirely clear of danger yet. The alert comes in the wake of a tsunami warning that prompted evacuations in Hawaii ...
(CNN) — An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast on late Wednesday morning, local time. The quake triggered tsunami waves across the Pacific that hit Russia, Japan, Canada and parts of the US coast. Several nations issued tsunami ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A tsunami watch was issued around 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Tsunami watch canceled for Hawaii after earthquake strikes off Russia’s coast “They put us in a watch because of the close ...
SEATTLE — A Tsunami Advisory has been canceled for coastal communities in Washington state following a massive earthquake in Russia on Tuesday night. The 8.8 quake hit in the Far East region off of Russia, prompting tsunami warnings, watches and ...
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Tsunami warning system loses ‘important tool’
Tsunamis generated by earthquakes on the Alaska Subduction Zone are a persistent risk in the Pacific Northwest. Decisions being made in the other Washington regarding the fate of nine unassuming and relatively inexpensive pieces of technology in Alaska will make our region less nimble in reacting to distant-source tsunamis.
HONOLULU (KHON2) — On Tuesday, July 29, the tsunami sirens sounded across Hawaiʻi. While most people moved inland or uphill, Chris Frendreis, local resident and champion mariner, went the other way, downhill, toward the harbor. This was Frendreis’s ...
Earthquakes and tsunamis in the news over the past few days are a reminder that we live on a dynamic planet with different hazards and associated response times. While tsunamis generated by large, distant earthquakes take hours to traverse the Pacific ...