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Explained: Why a Russian earthquake triggered tsunami alerts in Hawaii, Japan, and the US West Coast

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. It triggered tsunami waves that travelled across the Pacific Ocean. Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, and the US West Coast were all ...
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Russia’s Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Caused An Eerie Disturbance 4,000 Miles Away In Death Valley National Park

On Wednesday, 30 July, at around 11:30 AM local time (around 4:30 AM ET), one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded struck 74 miles off the east coast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the ...