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8.8 magnitude earthquake : Tsunamis reported in Russia, Japan and Alaska
One of the world's strongest earthquakes struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that caused tsunami waves inContinue Reading
Summary
CNN reports that tsunami waves have started to hit U. The Oregon Department of Emergency Management said on Facebook that small tsunami waves were expected along the coast starting around 11:40 p.m. The agency said "multiple waves over time" were expected.
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People
- Dave Snider
- Josh Green
Organisations
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration2
- Fire and Disaster Management Agency
- Department of Emergency Management
- National Tsunami Warning Center
- National Tsunami Warning Centre
- Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre
- US Tsunami Warning Centre
- National Weather Service
Places
- Russia5
- Hokkaido4
- Pacific4
- Japan4
- Kamchatka peninsula3
- Hawaii3
- San Francisco2
- United States2
Keywords
- earthquake3
- magnitude2
- coast2
- centimeters
- evacuations
- countries
- measuring
- strongest
- diverted
- northern
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