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Tsunami advisory for parts of Alaska lifted

Magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits Russia; tsunami advisory issued, then canceled

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia, prompting close monitoring in Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. But no tsunami waves were detected along the remote island chain and the tsunami advisory was canceled.

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Powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake shakes Russia's far east Kamchatka region

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Tsunami advisory for parts of Alaska lifted after earthquake off Russia's coast

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Strong Quake Hits Russia's Kamchatka, No Damage Reported

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region, Russia on Friday, U.S. Geological Survey said.

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Powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake shakes Russia’s far east Kamchatka region

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Russia's east coast hit by 7.8 magnitude earthquake

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Strong Earthquake Hits Kamchatka. Tsunami Risk Waning

USGS has already confirmed that the 7.8-magnitude event is an aftershock of the earlier earthquake, making it the quake’s largest aftershock to date.

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Tsunami warning issued briefly after strong 7.8-magnitude earthquake jolts Russia’s Kamchatka

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No tsunami threat for Washington state after 7.8-magnitude earthquake

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

No, this wasn’t a scene from a Hollywood disaster film. It was real. On the night of July 9, 1958, along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle, nature unleashed the largest tsunami ever recorded after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake triggered a ...

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Global tsunami alert: Why do some tsunamis hit in minutes while others take hours?

A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit the eastern coast of Russia in Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, recording the sixth strongest ever recorded. Evacuation warnings have been issued across the Pacific. As residents move to higher ground, leaving the ...