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No tsunami threat to Hawaii from 7-magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kuril Islands, officials say

Hawaii officials have confirmed there is no tsunami threat to the state after a powerful magnitude-7 earthquake struck Russia ...

6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Russia’s Kuril Islands As Region Faces Series Of Powerful Aftershocks

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 jolted Kuril Islands on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 64km. In a post ...
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No tsunami threat to Hawaii after 7.0M earthquake in Kuril Islands

HONOLULU (Island News) -- There is no tsunami threat for Hawaii after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported in the Kuril Islands. The earthquake hit Russia's Kuril Islands at 7:37 p.m. HST on Aug. 2 ...

Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America, but worst risk appears to pass for US after huge quake

Authorities warned the risk from the 8.8 magnitude quake could last for hours, and millions of people potentially in the path ...