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Japan lowers its tsunami warning after a series of strong earthquakes

9:58pm January 01, 2024

by The Associated Press

Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes, but told residents of coastal areas not to return to their homes as deadly waves could still come.

Lisala Folau (wearing blue printed shirt) says he swam for more than 24 hours after getting swept to sea by Saturday's tsunami, sits with other people of Atata island in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, on Wednesday in this picture obtained from social media.

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A Tongan man says he swam for more than 24 hours after a tsunami swept him out to sea

1:09pm January 20, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Lisala Folau told a local broadcaster about his swimming journey, which lasted more than a day and took him to three islands. Social media users hearing his story are calling him "real-life Aquaman."

This satellite image provided shows ash covered homes and buildings in Tonga Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022 days after a huge undersea volcanic eruption.

Satellite photos show Tonga before and after huge undersea volcano eruption

4:59am January 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

Significant damage is being reported on the Pacific island of Tonga and thick ash on an airport runway is preventing aid from arriving.

This image taken by Himawari-8, a Japanese weather satellite, shows an undersea volcano eruption at the Pacific nation of Tonga.

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A massive volcano erupts near Tonga, causing tsunami waves as far as the West Coast

5:44pm January 15, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

An undersea volcano erupted near the Pacific nation of Tonga, sending tsunami waves crashing across the shore there and around the Pacific, including a surges along the U.S. West Coast.

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A Tsunami Warning Has Been Lifted For Parts Of Alaska After An 8.2 Quake

9:38am July 29, 2021

by The Associated Press

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake Wednesday evening was magnitude 8.2 and struck 56 miles east southeast of Perryville, Alaska, off the state's peninsula.

A view over a gate blocking off the old downtown of Okuma, in Fukushima Prefecture. Fukushima was forever changed by one of the world's biggest nuclear disasters nearly a decade ago.

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The Ghost Towns Behind The Gates

9:11am September 08, 2020

Fukushima was forever changed by a nuclear disaster in 2011. What does recovery mean for the region? It's an answer filled with resilience, reinvention and regret.

Vera Rahayu Putri and her husband Faizal, who goes by one name, survey earthquake damage in their Palu neighborhood of Petobo, now covered by mudslides. Putri's 9-year-old son, Raldi, is among thousands of children who are unaccounted for.

Health & Safety

Parents Search For Lost Children After Indonesia's Disaster

12:27am October 12, 2018

by Lauren Frayer

They were separated in the chaos after the earthquake and tsunami. There's still hope that families can be reunited — but many obstacles loom.

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A bridge was wrecked at the city of Palu, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Indonesian Tsunami: Death Toll Hits 1,200; Survivors Desperate For Aid

2:44pm October 01, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Relief agencies are having trouble reaching stricken areas, setting off looting of stores and aid supplies. The death toll from the tsunami and quake could rise further, officials warn.

A map from the U.S. Tsunami Warning System shows the offshore location of a powerful earthquake that struck overnight, along with the revised tsunami advisory area.

Tsunami Alert Is Downgraded Along Alaska's Coast After Powerful Quake

9:23am January 23, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck about 175 southeast of Kodiak, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami warning before downgrading to an advisory.

Residents of Valdivia, Chile, inspect an enormous crack caused by the Great Chilean Earthquake on May 22, 1960.

When The Biggest Earthquake Ever Recorded Hit Chile, It Rocked The World

10:26am August 29, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

In 1960, all of Chile shook violently for more than 10 minutes. That quake along the western coast of South America was so big, it changed the way people see the world.

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