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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 ...
Russian earthquake, tsunami are a wake-up call for WA preparedness
The Northwest is itself overdue for a megaquake — one we are ready for on neither a personal nor political level.
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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 ...
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.
Millions return home as Tsunami warning lifted across the Pacific rim
After one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded rattled Russia’s sparsely populated Far East, more than a dozen nations ...
Millions return home as Pacific tsunami warnings lifted
Countries across the Pacific rim lifted tsunami warnings on Wednesday, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home ...
What Is the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’?
Many of the world’s biggest earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis occur along a chain of seismologically active ...
Why was the Pacific tsunami smaller than expected? A geologist explains
The Earth’s crust is made of rock that is very hard and brittle at the small scale and near the surface. But over very large ...