January 23, 2018 Undersea quake sends Alaskans fleeing from feared tsunami A magnitude 8.2 earthquake off Alaska's Kodiak Island prompted a tsunami warning for a large swath of coastal Alaska and Canada's British Columbia while the remainder of the U.S. West Coast was under a watch.
January 23, 2018 Alaska quake shows complexity of tsunami warnings The powerful earthquake that struck beneath the Gulf of Alaska early Tuesday generated a tsunami, but before gauges could show that it was very small, warnings went out to a vast swath of the state and British Columbia, while a lower-level alert targeted the rest of the West Coast.
September 28, 2017 Sea critters hitchhiked across the Pacific on tsunami debris Nearly 300 species of fish, mussels and other sea critters hitchhiked across the Pacific Ocean on debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami, washing ashore alive in the United States, researchers reported Thursday.
September 27, 2017 Tsunami advisory canceled after Russia 7.8 earthquake A strong earthquake on the Russian side of the Bering Sea prompted a tsunami advisory for parts of the Pacific, including Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands and Russia.
June 2, 2017 Moderate earthquake rattles Alaska's west Aleutian Islands A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rumbled north of Alaska's Aleutian Islands but did not cause a tsunami or damage structures.
December 8, 2016 Hawaii under tsunami watch because of Solomon Islands quake The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says Hawaii is under a tsunami watch because of an earthquake in the Solomon Islands.
November 2, 2016 Explaining new jolts ratting earthquake-ravaged Italy A wave of earthquakes has rocked central Italy in recent months, shattering medieval towns and destroying ancient homes, churches and landmarks.
October 9, 2016 3 quakes recorded off Oregon coast, no tsunami warning Three earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 4.1 to 4.8 occurred several hundred miles off the Oregon coast on Sunday, but none triggered tsunami warnings.
May 19, 2016 Hawaii scholars study chances of giant Alaska quake, tsunami University of Hawaii researchers say there's a 9 percent chance that an earthquake measuring magnitude 9 or greater will strike Alaska's Aleutian Islands within the next 50 years and send large tsunami waves to Hawaii.
May 15, 2016 Researchers say there's small, yet possible, chance devastating tsunami hits Hawaii Researchers at University of Hawaii at Manoa have determined that there’s a small, but potential, chance that Hawaii would suffer from a direct hit from a mega tsunami in the next 50 years.
