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Tsunami Wave Hits Alaska, Hawaii: "The Worst May Be Over"
Waves as high as 10 feet are expected to hit Hawaii following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia.
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2011 Tsunami Recap: When 40-Metre Waves Crashed Into Japan Coasts
A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, unleashing tsunami waves up to four metres high and leading to evacuation alerts across the Pacific.
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More Quakes Jolt Iceland Overnight, Spread to Second Volcano
Two earthquakes measuring more than magnitude 5 hit Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano overnight and another quake shook a nearby volcano, with overall seismic activity staying high, the country's Meteorological Office said on Wednesday.
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Second earthquake of 8.2-magnitude hits Sumatra
Indonesia has issued a fresh tsunami warning after an aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 shook its western coast. The first 8.6-magnitude quake off Aceh province, hours earlier, spawned a wave around 30 inches (80 centimeters) high but caused no serious damage.
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CCTV footage of Nepal mall as quake struck
Five people were killed as the Sikkim earthquake, with a 6.8 magnitude on the Richter Scale, shook nearby Nepal yesterday. Three of the five Nepalese quake victims were killed when a high brick wall of the British Embassy at Lainchaur in Kathmandu collapsed, the police said.
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Strong quake rocks northern Japan
An earthquake measuring 6.4-magnitude hit northern Japan early on Monday; however, there was no tsunami warning and no immediate reports of damage, US and Japanese seismologists said.The underwater quake happened at 6:56am, 500 kilometres north of Tokyo, according to the US Geological Survey(USGS). Its depth was estimated at 24 kilometres, USGS sai...
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Tsunami Wave Hits Alaska, Hawaii: "The Worst May Be Over"
Waves as high as 10 feet are expected to hit Hawaii following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia.
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2011 Tsunami Recap: When 40-Metre Waves Crashed Into Japan Coasts
A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, unleashing tsunami waves up to four metres high and leading to evacuation alerts across the Pacific.
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More Quakes Jolt Iceland Overnight, Spread to Second Volcano
Two earthquakes measuring more than magnitude 5 hit Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano overnight and another quake shook a nearby volcano, with overall seismic activity staying high, the country's Meteorological Office said on Wednesday.
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Second earthquake of 8.2-magnitude hits Sumatra
Indonesia has issued a fresh tsunami warning after an aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 shook its western coast. The first 8.6-magnitude quake off Aceh province, hours earlier, spawned a wave around 30 inches (80 centimeters) high but caused no serious damage.
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CCTV footage of Nepal mall as quake struck
Five people were killed as the Sikkim earthquake, with a 6.8 magnitude on the Richter Scale, shook nearby Nepal yesterday. Three of the five Nepalese quake victims were killed when a high brick wall of the British Embassy at Lainchaur in Kathmandu collapsed, the police said.
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Strong quake rocks northern Japan
An earthquake measuring 6.4-magnitude hit northern Japan early on Monday; however, there was no tsunami warning and no immediate reports of damage, US and Japanese seismologists said.The underwater quake happened at 6:56am, 500 kilometres north of Tokyo, according to the US Geological Survey(USGS). Its depth was estimated at 24 kilometres, USGS sai...
