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The Independent |
Tsunami warning lifted after 7.1 earthquake hits near Tonga in the South Pacific - A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit near the Pacific nation of Tonga and an initial tsunami warning was lifted
Reuters |
Signs of life were detected in the ruins of a skyscraper in Bangkok on Monday as efforts intensified to find people trapped three days after a massive earthquake in Southeast Asia that killed at leas...
BBC |
The UN says the earthquake has compounded "an already dire crisis" in Myanmar, which is in the midst of a four-year civil war.
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On April 1, 1946, a magnitude 8.6 earthquake centered near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands triggered a tsunami that pounded the Hawaiian Islands with waves up to 55 feet tall, killing 159. And it was front page news in the Deseret News.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii issued an alert saying hazardous waves could be possible but later said there was no longer a tsunami threat. Tsunami sirens could be heard after the 1 ...
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii issued an alert saying hazardous waves could be possible but later said there was no longer a tsunami threat. Tsunami sirens could be heard after the 1 ...
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Tonga, followed by a 6.1 magnitude tremor. Initial tsunami warnings were issued and later lifted. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center stated that no tsunami threat persisted.