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Alaska rocked by 5.1 magnitude earthquake days after massive tremor hits Russia

Alaska was struck by an earthquake on Tuesday morning following a historically powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East ...

Evacuation orders across California and Alaska after massive earthquake sparks tsunami warning

The first waves reached Alaska and Hawaii early Wednesday morning, with other Western U.S. states bracing for impact ...
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An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground ...

Communities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered their residents to higher ground after a powerful earthquake, but officials quickly downgraded and then canceled a tsunami ...

8.8-magnitude earthquake sends tsunami into coasts of Russia, Japan and Alaska

The National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for parts of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, and a watch for portions ...
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After Alaska tsunami scare from Russian quake, an expert explains the hazard

Dave Snider, Warning Coordinator with the Tsunami Warning Center, says Alaska got lucky after the magnitude 8.8 earthquake ...

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 ...

History’s biggest recorded tsunami happened in the US: A look back

Imagine a wall of water taller than the Empire State Building crashing through a quiet fjord in the dead of night. No warning ...

Why Did Such a Powerful Earthquake Produce Such a Weak Tsunami?

Early Wednesday morning, a powerful earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded, struck off the coast of the Kamchatka ...