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Alaskan coast 8.2 magnitude earthquake was the strongest one in decades, official says
CNN   28 July 2021   Alaska  
<p>The 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck off Alaska's coast Wednesday night was the strongest one since 1964, an official told CNN.<br />The very strong quake was located about 56 miles (91 kilometers) east southeast of Perryville, Alaska, and happened ...
PNG assesses damage from magnitude 7.5 earthquake
Aljazeera   15 May 2019   Papua New Guinea  
<p>Authorities in Papua New Guinea have dispatched teams in the Pacific island nation's New Britain province to monitor remote communities for casualties and assess the extent of damage after a powerful, shallow earthquake rattled coastal towns.<br />The magnitude ...
Peru EARTHQUAKE: Massive 7.3 magnitude quake smashes South America - tsunami fears
Express   01 March 2019   Peru   Azangaro  
Peru EARTHQUAKE: Massive 7.1 magnitude quake smashes South America - tsunami warning (Image: USGS)
<p>A powerful 7.3 magnitude quake hit just 11km from Azangaro, which is located near to the Bolivian boarder. So strong was the tremor that it was also felt in Brazil, Bolivia and Chile. The US Geological Survey (USGS) says that there are no immediate reports ...
Indonesia tsunami: 222 dead and 'many missing' after Anak Krakatau erupts – as it happened
The Guardian   23 December 2018   Indonesia   Sunda Strait  
<p>At least 222 people have been killed and 843 injured after a tsunami hit the coast of Indonesia&rsquo;s Sunda Strait.<br />Twenty-eight people are missing and authorities expect the death toll to rise as many affected areas have not yet been reached.<br ...
Indonesia tsunami death toll at 832 and expected to rise, say officials – live updates
The Guardian   30 September 2018   Indonesia   Palu  
Footage taken from a drone on Sunday shows the extent of the damage wrought in Palu by the earthquake and tsunami. Photograph: Social Media/Reuters
<p>A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the island of Sulawesi on Friday morning, causing a tsunami and around 170 aftershocks. It is the most devastating earthquake to hit Indonesia since 2004.<br />The area devastated by the disaster is bigger than originally ...
Tsunami warnings canceled after magnitude-7.9 earthquake off Alaska
CNN   24 January 2018   Alaska   Kodiak  
<p>(CNN) Forecasters canceled tsunami warnings for Alaska and the US and Canadian west coasts Tuesday after an earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska stoked fears of damaging waves.<br>The tsunami alerts were canceled "because additional information and analysis ...
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Small tsunami waves reach Vanuatu after 7.0 magnitude earthquake
The Guardian   20 November 2017   New Caledonia   Vanuatu  
Nervous residents reported feeling several tremors throughout the night before the quake hit. Photograph: Auscape/UIG via Getty Images
<p>Vanuatu and New Caledonia were hit by small tsunami waves after an undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck 82 kms (51 miles) east of the Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific.</p> <p>The quake, initially reported as magnitude 7.3, was the second major ...
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Explainer: After an earthquake, how does a tsunami happen?
Stuff.co.nz   11 September 2017   World  
KENAN GURBUZ/REUTERS
<p>Friday's earthquake off Mexico was the largest in that region in over a century, and will add pressure to a region already being battered by several other natural disasters.<br />The earthquake occurred off the west coast of southern Mexico 69 km below ...
Updates from the Karrat Fjord landslide in Greenland
AGU Blogosphere   08 August 2017   Greenland   Karrat Fjord  
Analysis of the seismic data from the Karrat Fjord landslide, possibly showing precursory events. Image from John Vidale.
<p>In the aftermath of the tsunamigenic landslide in Greenland, which is now widely known as the Karrat Fjord landslide, a number of groups have been working on an analysis of the event. The NSF Rapid Team led by Hermann Fritz have some amazing 3D models online ...
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Earthquake in Greenland triggers fatal landslide-induced tsunami
Temlor.net   19 June 2017   Greenland   Nuugaatsiag  
his picture, taken by the Arctic Command shows part of the landslide that triggered the deadly tsunami.
<p>Over the weekend, a M=4.1 earthquake on Greenland&rsquo;s western coast caused a massive landslide, triggering a tsunami that inundated small settlements on the coast. At this stage, four people are feared to have died, nine others were injured, and 11 ...
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