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Tsunami Alert in USA: Water Rapidly Receding at Hanalei Bay—Terrifying Signs of Disaster in Hawaii

Tsunami sirens are sounding across Hawaii after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast. Panic is spreading as residents flee to higher ground, causing major traffic jams ...
OPB

Here’s when Oregon, Washington could see large waves following massive quake

The entire U.S. West Coast is under tsunami advisories or warnings Tuesday evening, after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake sent shockwaves across the land and sea several hours earlier. Large waves ...
USA Today

Tsunami warnings caused panic. How close to disaster did we come?

The earthquake that hit a Russian island was among the most powerful ever recorded, and forecasters immediately feared it could spur cataclysmic walls of water thousands of miles away in Hawaii, ...
SFGate

SF's emergency sirens were silent during a tsunami warning: Here's why

After a preliminary magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Humboldt County caused the National Weather Service to issue a tsunami warning Thursday morning, minor chaos ensued in San Francisco: BART ...
USA Today

Which states felt impact of tsunami waves? See list of where it hit

An estimated 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's coast, triggering tsunami alerts in nearly a half dozen U.S. Pacific Coast states, where booming waves − some documented as high as 15 feet – ...