Tsunami
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Earthquake off Solomon Islands causes tsunami, destruction
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A powerful earthquake Wednesday off the Solomon Islands generated a tsunami of up to about 5 feet that damaged dozens of homes and left several people missing and presumed dead in the South Pacific island chain.
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Earthquake shakes parts of Alaska, Canada, triggers tsunami warning
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A powerful earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline Saturday, but the alert was canceled when no damaging waves were generated.
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Hawai'i tsunami smaller than feared after earthquake in Canada
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Officials in Hawaii canceled a tsunami advisory for the state's coastline early Sunday, paving the way for beaches and harbors to reopen after widespread fears of waves generated from a powerful earthquake off the coast of Canada.
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Philippines earthquake 2012: Tsunami alert issued after massive quake
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A tsunami alert has been issued after a magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck off the east coast of the Philippines, the United States Geological Survey says.
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Coast Guard sinks Japanese 'ghost ship' adrift since earthquake, tsunami
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A Canadian fishing vessel, the 62-foot Bernice C, had claimed salvage rights over the ghost ship in international waters, but was unable to tow the 164-foot Ryou-Un Maru. The Coast Guard then poured cannon fire into it and sunk it in the Gulf of Alaska.
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WATCH: Dashcam footage shows man trapped in car during tsunami
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A man records from within his car as the March 2011 Tohoku tsunami sweeps him into a river of death.
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7.6 magnitude earthquake off the Kermadec Islands
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A Tsunami Warning is in effect for portions of the pacific today. Find out where here.
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A mini tsunami, or 'seiche,' strikes on Lake Superior (VIDEO)
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Seiches have also been spotted on Lake Tahoe, in Scotland and on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. In 1954, a major seiche killed eight people in Chicago.
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