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Peru Shutters Half Its Ports As It Gears For Tsunami
Peru on Wednesday closed 65 of its 121 Pacific ports as a tsunami alert was issued following a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the east coast of Russia.
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Tsunami warning canceled after 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Peru
Photo by jmarti20/ Pixabay June 28 (UPI) -- A large, magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck Peru early Friday morning, but authorities canceled a possible tsunami alert after a few hours.
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Lori Dengler | Tsunamis lessons from Peru - Times-Standard
In June 2001, I spent two weeks in southern Peru as part of an International Tsunami Survey Team (ITST). A magnitude 8.4 earthquake occurred two weeks before we arrived, and our purpose was to ...
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Powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits southern Peru, no risk of tsunami
By Helen Regan and Mia Alberti, CNN (CNN) — At least eight people have been injured after a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Peru overnight Friday at a depth of ...
A huge earthquake sent tsunami waves hurtling across the Pacific – but little damage was reported. Here’s what we know
One of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history shook Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday, sending tsunami waves ...
Tsunami Warning LIVE Updates: Alert lifted across Pacific Rim; Japan, Chile order evacuation
Armed Forces in French Polynesia are currently on alert after authorities have warned of 13 ft tall waves in Nuku Hiva island ...
Tourist Films Moment of Final Warning Siren Before Tsunami Hits Hawaii
The woman captured the "eerie" siren sounds along the coast of Waikiki Beach warning Honolulu residents and visitors about ...
Tsunami warnings lifted for most of South America after volcano eruption and major earthquake off Russian coast: Live
Tsunami warnings were dropped for most parts of South America, a day after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Russian far east in the early hours of Wednesday.Fears of a ...