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Earth Quakes May 3, 2016

Strong earthquake strikes off Alaska coast; no tsunami threat or report of damage

A strong earthquake struck in a remote region off the Alaska coast, but there was no threat of tsunami or immediate reports of damage, officials said Friday.

DISASTERS May 3, 2016

Fish that hitched cross-Pacific ride in suspected tsunami debris boat are quarantined

The wreckage of a fishing boat that appears to be debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami was carrying some unexpected passengers — fish from Japanese waters — when it was spotted off the Oregon coast.

DISASTERS May 3, 2016

Parks official: Boat chunk spotted off Oregon coast thought to be Japanese tsunami debris

An Oregon parks official says a roughly 25-foot-long chunk of fiberglass boat spotted drifting off the central Oregon coast is believed to be more debris from the deadly 2011 Japanese tsunami.

DISASTERS May 3, 2016

4 years after tsunami in Japan, debris still washing ashore in Washington, Oregon

Four years after a deadly earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, debris is still washing ashore in Oregon and southwest Washington.

Tsunami February 2, 2016

USGS discovers source of Alaska tsunami that decimated village in 1964

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey have solved a 50-year natural science mystery: the undersea source of tsunami waves that devastated a remote Alaska village following the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake.

Aid December 20, 2015

China’s aid for Philippines dwarfed by that of US, private companies

It’s been spending tens of billions of dollars to become the most powerful regional military force, in a bid to rival America as the world’s superpower. It’s the second-largest economy in the world – and happens to be the Philippines’ neighbor.

Earth Quakes January 8, 2015

Quakes occur in 3 parts of Alaska; no reports of damage, no tsunami

Seismologists in Alaska say earthquakes have jolted three different parts of the state.

DISASTERS January 8, 2015

US Fukushima report tells nuke industry to think more often about worst case scenarios

A U.S. science advisory report says a key lesson from Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident is that the nation's nuclear industry needs to focus more on the highly unlikely but super-serious worst case scenarios.

Earth Quakes January 8, 2015

Tsunami warning issued for coastal areas of Alaska after magnitude-7.1 earthquake

A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Alaska's Aleutian Island chain after a powerful earthquake.

DISASTERS January 8, 2015

Japanese man thanks those who returned small boat 3 years after it vanished in 2011 tsunami

A Japanese man says he's grateful for the return of his boat three years after it disappeared in the 2011 tsunami.