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‘Wake-up call’: Officials say giant Pacific earthquake serves as warning for local megaquakes, tsunamis
Daniel Eungard gets a handful of tsunami alerts each month because of his job running the tsunami hazards program for the Washington Geological Survey. Most of them are nothing.
Sixth-Largest Earthquake on Record Triggers Global Tsunami Warnings
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked Russia’s eastern peninsula and has led to evacuations in Hawaii and elsewhere.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
How cruise ships have been impacted, re-routed by tsunami warnings
Here's how the Russian earthquake and tsunami warnings have impacted cruise ships and travelers in the Pacific.
Tsunami warnings in US downgraded. What is a tsunami? Has a tsunami ever struck SC?
Residents living in SC ― known for its sparkling coastal beaches ― will want to know if the state is prone to similar ...