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Tsunami alerts triggered for Hawaii, Alaska after massive 8.8 quake strikes off Russia
A massive 8.8 earthquake rocked the upper Pacific Ocean Tuesday evening, triggering tsunami warnings for the entire state of ...
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 ...
Tsunami evacuation orders lifted in Hawaii, threat to West Coast eases: Live updates
Tsunami alerts blanketed the West Coast and Alaska after one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history.
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Volcano Watch: Distant versus local earthquakes and tsunami response times in Hawaii
Large distant earthquakes in the past have generated tsunamis that caused significant damage and deaths in Hawaii. In 1946, a ...
Maps: Tracking a Tsunami in the Pacific Ocean
Alerts for a potential tsunami were issued for coastlines in North America, Hawaii, Russia and Japan after a powerful ...
The Pacific tsunami response is a warning about federal funding for science
After that disaster, in 1949 the United States established the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), the first of its kind, ...
Pacific tsunami: Modern early warning systems prevent the catastrophic death tolls of the past
The earthquake in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula on July 30, 2025, may have been one of the most severe on record, with a ...
‘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 ...
A look at the tsunami that has spread across the Pacific
On Tuesday night, tsunami alerts, advisories and warnings were issued across the Pacific after a massive 8.8 magnitude ...
Hawaii breathes a massive sigh of relief after tsunami scare shakes islands
Wednesday evening in Waikiki ended in classic Hawaiian style, with a stunning red, orange and gold sunset, children laughing ...