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When Was The Last Tsunami To Hit California And Could It Happen Again?

When it comes to natural disasters, a tsunami is one of the most destructive and powerful. This series of waves radiates ...
Press-Telegram

Big quake, tiny waves: Minor tsunami impact last week along California’s coast highlights an imperfect, evolving science

Last week, just after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake violently shook the eastern edge of Russia, Southern Californians were warned to gird for possible impact: a tsunami was headed across the ocean, ...
Orange County Register

Tsunami alerts brought a lot of attention, but little waves. Will that hurt impact of future warnings?

Last week, just after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake violently shook the eastern edge of Russia, Southern Californians were warned to gird for possible impact: a tsunami was headed across the ocean, ...
Iowa Public Radio

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 ...
India West

Tsunami Reaches U.S. Shores After Massive Quake; Effects Could Last 30 Hours

LOS ANGELES, CA – Tsunami waves reached the U.S. West Coast early on July 30 following a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia’s eastern coast the day prior. Though no major damage ...
Yahoo

Earthquake-generated tsunamis not uncommon in US. How bad can they get and where do they hit?

Tsunami warnings are not uncommon along the West coast, where warning sirens and signs in many areas provide a terrifying warning for coastal residents: A wall of water could potentially be coming ...
WESA

How ready is the U.S. for a major earthquake or tsunami?

The Earth saw one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded early today - 8.8 magnitude off the coast of far eastern Russia. It sent walls of water - tsunamis - across the Pacific Ocean traveling at ...