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Kamchatka earthquake response shows tsunami warnings are improving

After an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula, early tsunami warning systems kicked in and ...

Russia’s ‘land of fire and ice’ was largely spared by the nearby earthquake and tsunami

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia’s Far East, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, ...

Russia lifts tsunami warnings for Kamchatka and Sakhalin

Russian authorities have cancelled tsunami alerts for the Kamchatka Peninsula, Sakhalin Island and the town of Severo-Kurilsk ...

Tsunami risk appears to pass for U.S. after massive Russian earthquake; South American countries issue new warnings

A tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded, an 8.8 magnitude in Russia's Far ...

Russian authorities on Kamchatka peninsula and Kuril islands cancel a tsunami warning

The National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for parts of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, and a watch for portions ...

A huge earthquake sent tsunami waves hurtling across the Pacific – but little damage was reported. Here’s what we know

One of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history shook Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday, sending tsunami waves ...