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Pacific earthquake triggers tsunami warnings

The magnitude 8.8 quake is believed to be the joint sixth-largest on record, though only minor injuries near the epicenter ...
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Volcano Watch: Distant versus local earthquakes and tsunami response times in Hawaii

Large distant earthquakes in the past have generated tsunamis that caused significant damage and deaths in Hawaii. In 1946, a ...

Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here’s what to know

Tsunami warnings are being downgraded in most areas following one of this century’s most powerful earthquakes in Russia.

Why some underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis—and others, just little ripples

After a massive earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, a peninsula in the far east of Russia, on July 30, 2025, the world ...

UPDATE: Oregon Coast under tsunami advisory after Pacific Ocean earthquake

A tsunami advisory has been issued for the Oregon Coast for the evening of July 29 by the National Weather Service.
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Volcano Watch: Distant vs. local earthquakes and tsunami response times in Hawai‘i

At 1:24 p.m. July 29, a magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. A tsunami warning was issued at 2:43 p.m. for Hawai‘i, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a forecast ...

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 ...

What are the strongest earthquakes ever? See where July 29 quake ranks

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, is now among the top 10 strongest ...

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 ...