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US West Coast, Hawaii and Alaska impacted by tsunami waves after massive quake off Russia

The entire U.S. West Coast was facing a tsunami threat after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake erupted off Russia's eastern coast ...

8.8 magnitude earthquake latest: Volcano erupts in Russia, tsunami waves reach California

Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and Hawaii on Tuesday after a major, 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of ...

Visualizing the Russia earthquake and tsunami in maps and charts

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast on late Wednesday morning, local time. The quake triggered ...

Tsunami waves reach Hawaii, California after huge quake off Russia

A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii, where waves set off by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia’s remote Far East ...

The Latest: Tsunami hits Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido

A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8 ...

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 ...
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Why one of the world’s biggest earthquakes wasn’t followed by a monster tsunami

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake — one of the most powerful ever recorded — struck off the coast of eastern Russia late Tuesday, ...

Animation reveals how tsunami, triggered by 8.8-magnitude earthquake, surged across Pacific Ocean

New animation shows the moment a massive earthquake struck Russia and triggered multiple tsunami alerts across the world. An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the country's far eastern Kamchatka ...