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The world’s largest recorded tsunami happened in the US: A look back

(KSWB/KUSI) – Imagine a wall of water taller than the Empire State Building crashing through a quiet fjord in the dead of night. No warning, no time to run — just the rumbles of an earthquake, the ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Why one of the world’s biggest earthquakes wasn’t followed by a monster tsunami

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake — one of the most powerful ever recorded — struck off the coast of eastern Russia late Tuesday, causing intense shaking for minutes, rattling windows and damaging ...
The Columbian

Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here’s what to know

HONOLULU (AP) — One of this century’s most powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia and generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, ...
The News-Gazette

The Latest: Tsunami warnings lifted in most places

A tsunami sent waves into parts of Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Russian Far East early Wednesday. The quake was one of the biggest ...