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Tsunami flattens a Chilean town
Some of Chile's coastal areas were engulfed in a tsunami after a violent seismic last weekend.
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The risk of intense tsunamis in the Pacific
Australian and international experts are warning that another tsunami could be formed potentially more devastating to Indonesia.
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Landscape of tsunami disaster by sea cable system
Scientists from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said countries can use the existing cable network to alert tsunamis.
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'Haiti earthquake as bad as the Asian tsunami'
About 50,000 people are thought to have died in a devastating earthquake on January 12 in Haiti.
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Indonesia may have to catch a tsunami again
A strong earthquake will occur beneath Indonesia's Mentawai Islands and may cause tsunamis, a scientist predicts.
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Strong earthquake near Samoa
Early on October 15, a 6-magnitude earthquake rocked the Pacific region near Samoa, which has suffered a strong earthquake that caused devastating tsunamis two weeks ago.
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One day, 5 earthquakes were rushing
On the morning of October 8, four earthquakes of magnitude 7.1-7.8 on the Richter scale shook the area between Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, the South Pacific in just…
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The magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Indonesia
Last night, a 6.2-magnitude quake struck the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia but there was no tsunami warning and no information was available on the damage and casualti…
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Tsunami kills 34 people in the Pacific Ocean
The terrible waves caused by a powerful earthquake in the southern Pacific Ocean attacked coastal villages on the Samoa Islands yesterday. At least 34 people were killed.
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A series of natural disasters in 24 hours - Unusual coincidence?
4 tropical storms, 2 strong earthquakes accompanied by tsunamis, all occur around the Western Pacific and South Asia within just 24 hours. So we can relate to each other?
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Causes of tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean
The terrifying combination of geological and geographic factors has made the Samoa Islands people have no chance to escape the tsunami on September 29.
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What have countries done to deal with tsunamis?
For tsunamis, any preparation, every moment is very important. It's simply a phone call that can save hundreds of lives.
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Asia attempts to build a tsunami warning system
Two major earthquakes in Asia on August 11 showed that regional countries still have to make great efforts to build effective emergency warning systems to avoid repeatin…
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Tsunami risk in the West Coast of the United States
The likelihood of a massive tsunami from the Pacific to the west coast of the United States may be larger than previously thought, according to a new study of geological…
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Earthquake caused tsunami in New Zealand
Yesterday afternoon 15-7, a strong earthquake caused a small tsunami in New Zealand and put the coast of the country on alert.