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Tsunami alerts lifted after huge earthquake prompts evacuations across Pacific
Alerts were issued across the Pacific following the 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia's Far East, but no deaths were reported.
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Why the Russian Earthquake Didn’t Cause a Huge Tsunami
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Visualizing the Russia earthquake and tsunami in maps and charts
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast on late Wednesday morning, local time. The quake triggered ...
Southern Calif. shaken by multiple earthquakes day after tsunami advisory
The quakes come just a day after a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck in Russia, prompting tsunami warnings along the ...