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How cruise ships have been impacted, re-routed by tsunami warnings

Here's how the Russian earthquake and tsunami warnings have impacted cruise ships and travelers in the Pacific.

Maps: Tracking a Tsunami in the Pacific Ocean

Alerts for a potential tsunami were issued for coastlines in North America, Hawaii, Russia and Japan after a powerful ...
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Pacific Ocean tsunami: UNESCO's early warning system proves once again its effectiveness

Just ten minutes after the earthquake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning System, coordinated by UNESCO, issued an initial warning ...

Tsunami risk appears to pass for U.S. after massive Russian earthquake; South American countries issue new warnings

A tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded, an 8.8 magnitude in Russia's Far ...
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Tsunami warnings triggered all across Pacific Ocean

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami warnings and alerts across the Pacific. In ...

Tsunami Alerts Are Mostly Lifted After Major Pacific Quake

Officials from Japan to California issued warnings after an 8.8-magnitude quake off Russia’s coast. Hours later, there were ...

Tsunami warnings are triggering mass evacuations across the Pacific—even though the waves look small. Here's why

One of the ten largest earthquakes ever recorded just struck Kamchatka, the sparsely populated Russian peninsula facing the Pacific. The magnitude 8.8 quake had its epicenter in the sea just off the ...
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Tsunami warning alerts: Is it safe to travel to Hawaii, Japan and Alaska right now?

Western US states like Washington, Oregon and Alaska, as well as British Colombia in Canada, are on alert. The first waves ...