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Russian authorities on Kamchatka peninsula and Kuril islands cancel a tsunami warning
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and ...
Where is Kamchatka? Russian peninsula rocked by 8.8 magnitude earthquake, causes tsunami in US, Japan
Kamchatka is a 1,250-kilometre-long peninsula located in the Far East of Russia. The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk ...
Powerful quake hits near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula; tsunami warning issued for Hawaii and parts of Alaska
Japan’s meteorological agency issued a tsunami alert for the Pacific coast, upgrading an earlier advisory stemming from the ...
Japan issues tsunami alert following powerful quake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula
A magnitude-8.7 earthquake in Russia's Far East early Wednesday prompted tsunami warnings in parts of Japan, Alaska and ...
Japan tsunami advisory sent after M8.0 quake off Kamchatka Peninsula
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory Wednesday for the country's Pacific coast after a magnitude 8.0 ...
Japan says powerful quake has hit near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, issues a tsunami advisory
Japan's meteorological agency said on Wednesday that a powerful earthquake hit near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and issued a ...
Minimal U.S. effects from tsunami don't mean the forecast was inaccurate
When tsunami waves arrived, they didn’t cause devastation or deaths in the U.S. That doesn’t mean they didn’t pose a risk, ...
Japan lifts tsunami warnings as some Pacific islands begin evacuations after massive earthquake
A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the most powerful ever recorded, struck Russia's Far East early on Wednesday, ...