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Tsunami Waves Have Reached Hawaii and California: What to Know
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia on July 29 sent tsunami waves toward the West Coast of the U.S. along ...
How to Stay Safe During a Tsunami
If you are in a boat at sea at the time of a tsunami warning, you should go out to sea to a safe depth, the Department of ...
Russia's 'land of fire and ice' was largely spared by the nearby earthquake and tsunami
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia's Far East, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, ...
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, ...
Why one of the world’s biggest earthquakes wasn’t followed by a monster tsunami
Past strong earthquakes have caused massive and damaging waves far away, but scientists say these tsunami waves were tame by ...
USA TODAY reporter shares first hand account of Hawaii tsunami warning
Kathleen Wong, USA Today Consumer Travel Reporter, details her experience in Hawaii during the tsunami warning ...