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The Washington Tsunami 'Warning': Live Map, Tracker & Arrival Times

According to the Seattle Times, "The tsunami’s first waves are forecast to hit Washington state around 11:30 p.m., at La Push ...

Chile raises its tsunami warning to highest level for most of Pacific coast

Tsunami waves hit Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast on Wednesday after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's ...
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‘Wake-up call’: Officials say giant Pacific earthquake serves as warning for local megaquakes, tsunamis

Daniel Eungard gets a handful of tsunami alerts each month because of his job running the tsunami hazards program for the Washington Geological Survey. Most of them are nothing.

Tsunami advisory lifted for Oregon after quake, emergency officials reflect on response

The tsunami advisory for Oregon and Washington's coastlines has expired following a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that ...

Watch: Coast Guard evacuates woman from cruise ship during tsunami threat off Washington

Amid a Tsunami Advisory spawned by a massive earthquake off Russia, U.S. Coast Guard teams responded to a call for help off the coast of Washington state.

Has Florida ever experienced a tsunami? Here's what experts say

The Florida Division of Emergency Management's website says the probability of a tsunami hitting the state's coastline is ...

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, ...

Tsunami risk appears to pass for U.S. after massive Russian earthquake; South American countries issue new warnings

A tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded, an 8.8 magnitude in Russia's Far ...