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Tsunami waves reach Japan, Hawaii and California after 8.8 magnitude quake hits Russia’s Far East without major damage

TOKYO (AP) — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast. Several ...
journalgazette

Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America, but worst risk appears to pass for US after huge quake

HONOLULU – Fears of a devastating tsunami faded Wednesday for the U.S. and Japan after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely populated Russian peninsula, but new alerts ...
AOL

Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant workers evacuate after 3m tsunami waves warning

Workers were evacuated from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan’s northeast on Wednesday after the country issued tsunami warnings in the wake of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia’s far ...
WWNO

A tsunami makes its way across the Pacific, with waves hitting the U.S. West Coast

Tsunami waves reached parts of Hawaii, Alaska, California, Washington and Oregon on Wednesday, triggered by a powerful earthquake in eastern Russia. A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit near Russia's ...
Asianet Newsable on MSN

Iwate Quake and Tsunami Alert: Here's Why Japan is So Prone to Earthquakes

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake off Japan’s Iwate coast sparked a tsunami advisory, highlighting once again why Japan faces so ...
ABC7

Hawaii and parts of Japan downgrade tsunami warnings

Hawaii and parts of Japan downgraded tsunami warnings, with Hawaii lifting evacuation orders across the state while leaving a tsunami advisory in place. Officials in Hawaii said residents who had ...