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This event was felt widely in Sand point, Chignik, Unalaska, Manokotak, South Naknek, and the Kenai Peninsula.

Last month, shortly after the two, big, back-to-back quakes that rocked California, I wrote about an app that Los Angeles residents can install on their phones to warn them about earthquakes. It’s called ShakeAlert, and it’s one of the more practical ideas that any municipal government has come up with, in living memory. But there was one glaring problem that showed up quickly. Neither of those quakes triggered the app, so Angelinos received no warning about them.The problem, as it turned out, was that the app didn’t look for quakes outside the borders of Los Angeles, and when tremors were...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a Tsunami warning for all areas of the Indian Ocean after a 7.7 earthquake struck Nicobar Islands India Region. A Tsunami Watch is in effect for India / Indonesia / Sri Lanka / Myanmar / Thailand / Malaysia. Officials say earthquakes of this size have the potential to generate a destructive local tsunami and sometimes a destructive regional tsunami along coasts located usually no more than a thousand kilometers from the earthquake epicenter. It says areas further from the epicenter could experience small sea level changes and strong or unusual coastal currents. It...

Anyone else in Southern Oregon hear the Tsuanmi warning--was just watching HGTV and it appeared across the screen. Just curious if this is a test--or a real warning.

Indonesia Issues Tsunami Warning Jul 26 02:11 AM US/Eastern JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A powerful earthquake off eastern Indonesia triggered a tsunami warning Thursday and sent panicked residents fleeing from buildings, authorities and witnesses said. The magnitude 7 quake struck under the Maluku Sea at a depth of 20 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site. Its epicenter was more than 130 miles north of Ternate city. Indonesia's geological agency issued a tsunami warning that was broadcast on national television

New Hampshire Democrats charge toward Election Day with their congressional candidates now leading or well within striking distance of the state's two incumbent Republican U.S. House members, according to a new poll. A WMUR/University of New Hampshire tracking poll last night showed 2nd District Democratic challenger Paul Hodes eight percentage points ahead of Rep. Charlie Bass and 1st District Democrat Carol Shea-Porter in a statistical tie with Rep. Jeb Bradley. UNH polled 330 likely 2nd District voters and 352 likely 1st District voters Oct. 29 to Nov. 1, and found: * Hodes leading Bass, 45 to 37 percent with 2...

California's first tsunami warning in more than a decade triggered an uneven response in coastal communities up and down the state, with some agencies rushing to evacuate beaches and others deciding not to warn the public at all. On Wednesday, as officials assessed the way they had handled the emergency, there was general agreement that much more needed to be done. "I don't think all the agencies got an A-plus on their response," said Los Angeles Councilwoman Janice Hahn, who has asked for a report on how emergency teams handled the tsunami warning. "We're lucky we just had a trial...

California's first tsunami warning in more than a decade triggered an uneven response in coastal communities up and down the state, with some agencies rushing to evacuate beaches and others deciding not to warn the public at all. On Wednesday, as officials assessed the way they had handled the emergency, there was general agreement that much more needed to be done. "I don't think all the agencies got an A-plus on their response," said Los Angeles Councilwoman Janice Hahn, who has asked for a report on how emergency teams handled the tsunami warning. "We're lucky we just had a trial...

US officials briefly issued a tsunami warning after a big earthquake off the northern California coast before saying the immediate danger had passed. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit at 7.50pm local time (1250 AEST today) 146km west of Crescent City, California, a rugged coastal community hit by a deadly tsunami in 1964. Emergency officials initially issued a warning that a tsunami could hit anywhere from California up to Canada, but then lifted that warning. The risk of a tsunami hitting at this point is gone," California Emergency Services spokesman Eric Lamoureux...

TO - TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS IN ALASKA/BRITISH COLUMBIA/WASHINGTON/OREGON/CALIFORNIA FROM - WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING BULLETIN - INITIAL BULLETIN NUMBER 1 ISSUED 06/15/2005 AT 0256 UTC ...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER I.-BC. INCLUSIVE... ...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER I.-BC. TO SITKA-AK... ...AT THIS TIME THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY FOR OTHER AREAS OF ALASKA... EARTHQUAKE DATA PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE - 7.4 LOCATION - 41.3N 125.7W - 90...

...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER I.-BC. INCLUSIVE...

In May 1986 the Islands of Hawaii had a tsunami alarm and evacuation. It turned out to be a false alarm but gliches in the warning system

An alert 10-year-old British girl saved her family and 100 other tourists from the devastating Asian tsunami – because she had learnt about the giant waves in a geography lesson, it emerged today. Tilly Smith was holidaying with her mother Penny, father Colin and seven-year-old sister Holly on Maikhao beach in Phuket, Thailand, when the tide suddenly rushed out. As the other tourists watched in amazement, the water began to bubble and the boats on the horizon started to violently bob up and down. Tilly, who had studied tsunamis in a geography class just two weeks earlier, quickly realised...