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Tsunami advisories lifted for Northern California coast; Bay Area sees limited impacts from waves
The National Weather Service says tsunami advisories are now lifted for most of the Northern California coast as of late ...
Why one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded caused so little damage
A magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia threatened tens of millions of people with a tsunami risk. So why did ...
LIVE UPDATES: Tsunami Advisory canceled for Bay Area as waves hit CA coast after massive 8.8 quake
The earthquake appeared to be the strongest recorded since the 9.0 magnitude earthquake off northeastern Japan in March 2011 ...
These are the largest earthquakes on record and where this week’s quake ranks
The quake is the sixth-strongest on record, according to the United States Geological Survey. It’s also the largest since ...
First tsunami waves strike mainland US in Northern California and Bay Area
The first tsunami waves have hit mainland United States on Wednesday morning in Northern California, the National Weather Service Eureka announced.
How a mega-quake spread panic across the Pacific
One of the most powerful earthquakes in history triggered a tsunami that made landfall in Russia, Japan and the US.
The Latest: Tsunami hits Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido
A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8 ...