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7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Alaska coast as tsunami warning issued
The Independent US via AOL· 10 months agoAn earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula region early on Sunday morning, with a...
Earthquake off the Alaska coast triggers brief tsunami advisory, sending some residents to shelters
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska late Saturday, but...
Alaska's Good Friday earthquake is still Earth's second most powerful ever
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring...
Abcarian: Here's one more thing to worry about — tsunamis
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIn 2011, an earthquake in Japan triggered a tsunami that caused millions of dollars of damage in...
In seismically active Alaska, plans for statewide residential building codes are on shaky ground
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSixty years after North America’s most powerful earthquake on record ripped through Alaska and 5 ½...
Are earthquakes happening more? What to know after California, Hawaii hit by quakes.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake prompted panic in the Philippines and two separate earthquakes —...
Fluoride wince, tsunami maps, volcanic unrest: News from around our 50 states
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlabama Tuscaloosa: A long-running festival that aims to entertain people while educating them about...
New research shows tsunami poses 'rare but real' threat to Anchorage
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 16—Upending previous understanding of Anchorage's tsunami vulnerability, researchers said Wednesday that a "rare but real risk" exists that a confluence of conditions could lead an earthquake-produced ...
New Washington tsunami maps show evacuation routes, time it would take to walk to shelter
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 23—Washington's Department of Natural Resources has released several new tsunami evacuation maps for communities on the state's coast, outlining routes to safety in the event a massive ...
How big is the largest possible earthquake?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe amount of energy released in an earthquake is controlled by how much of the crust breaks. The good news is, we're not likely to see a magnitude 10.