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Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes in sea off Tonga -USGS
ReutersLONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck in the sea 177 (285 km) miles southwest of Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Thursday. It said the quake was recorded at a depth of 106 miles and had struck...Tags: Tonga, U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters
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Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes in sea off Tonga: USGS
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck in the sea 177 miles southwest of Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Thursday. It said the quake was recorded at a depth of 106 miles and had struck at 1719 GMT. The...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Tonga, Earthquakes, Natural Disasters
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Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes off Chile; no tsunami seen
ReutersSANTIAGO (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but Chilean emergency authorities said they saw no prospect that the tremor would generate a tsunami. The quake struck 400 miles...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Chile, Earthquakes, Chile Earthquake (2010), Natural Disasters
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Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, no tsunami warning
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tokyo Electric Power Co's two nuclear plants in Fukushima reported no...Tags: Japan, U.S. Geological Survey, Electricity Production and Distribution, Earthquakes, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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GPS system can accurately predict post-quake tsunami, study finds
When the magnitude 9 earthquake struck Japan more than two years ago, there were 1,200 global positioning system stations recording ocean floor movement in real time. None was linked to that nation’s tsunami warning system, which underestimated...
Tags: Oceans, Japan, Bodies of Water, Research, Science and Technology
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Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake
ReutersTOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warnings have been issued. The United States Geological Survey recorded the quake at 6.1,...Tags: Japan, U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquakes, Tokyo (Japan), Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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20-foot boat that drifted to California is tsunami debris
The barnacle-covered boat with Japanese lettering spent 758 days at sea before it drifted onto a Northern California beach. Nearly three weeks after the 20-foot boat washed ashore in Crescent City, about 20 miles south of the Oregon border, the National...
Tags: Japan, Earthquakes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Pacific Ocean, Natural Disasters
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Japanese boat first confirmed tsunami debris in California
A 20-foot boat that washed ashore earlier this month in Northern California has been confirmed as the first debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami to reach the state. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, working with the Japanese...
Tags: Japan, Earthquakes, Google+, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Damage at two Japan nuclear plants prompts evacuations
Los Angeles TimesJapanese officials struggled Saturday to avert the possibility of a meltdown at two major nuclear power plants whose emergency cooling systems were damaged by Friday's earthquake and tsunami. Emergency officials ordered the evacuation Saturday of all...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Japan, Electricity Production and Distribution, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tokyo (Japan)
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Alaska Marks 49 Years Since 1964 Earthquake and Tsunami
Channel 2 NewsWednesday marked the 49th anniversary of the 1964 earthquake that rocked Alaska, generating a deadly tsunami after the 9.2 magnitude temblor. Some 115 Alaskans died on that Good Friday, mostly due to waves, with another 15 deaths reported in Oregon...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Earthquakes, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Natural Disasters
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Test of Tsunami Warning System Planned Wednesday Morning
Channel 2 NewsThis year marks the 49th anniversary of the largest earthquake to ever hit Alaska, the second largest ever recorded. The date is being marked with a test of the Tsunami Warning system. Several agencies including The National Weather Service and the...Tags: Earthquakes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, Natural Disasters, Weather Warnings
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Parnell Declares This Tsunami Preparedness Week
Channel 2 NewsGov. Sean Parnell has declared this Tsunami Preparedness Week in Alaska. Parnell, in his proclamation, says Alaska's vast coastline is home to many communities that are vulnerable to tsunamis. He says the state also falls within one of the most...Tags: Earthquakes, Sean Parnell, Natural Disasters
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