Japan lifts tsunami warning
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The United States is not expected to experience any tsunamis after a powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Dec. 8, officials said.
There is no threat of tsunami after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck southeast Alaska today, officials said. The quake struck at 10:41 a.m. Hawaii time and was centered about 56 miles north of Yakutat, Alaska (population 662), and about 154 miles west of White Horse, Canada, at a depth of about 6 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Nov. 29, 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the largest Hawaiʻi earthquake–a magnitude-7.7 with over 30 seconds of shaking across the islands of Hawaiʻi, Maui and Oahu–in the 20th and
In Alaska, a federal grant that funded seismic data collection in order to warn people about tsunamis is being cancelled. Experts say cuts like this could make tsunami warnings less reliable.
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Tsunami waves reached the coast of northern California early on Wednesday, as authorities downgraded warning levels in Hawaii and parts of Japan, hours after powerful waves—triggered by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka ...
A tsunami watch in Hawaii was canceled Thursday afternoon, hours after a 8.1. magnitude earthquake struck in the Southern Pacific Ocean, initially triggering the watch and warnings. Meanwhile, residents in New Zealand are being asked to evacuate coastal ...
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Sam Choy’s in the Kitchen: Kalani Tsunami
On this episode of Sam Choy’s in the Kitchen, Uncle Sam and John are joined by local viral sensation Kalani Tsunami. Many in Hawaii will remember Kalani from the KHON2 live coverage of the tsunami warning,