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  2. Earthquake-generated tsunamis not uncommon in US. How ... - AOL

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    A tsunamis recorded along the eastern coast of North America in 1755 may have been linked to the massive earthquake struck the Portuguese capital city. That quake likely registered between a ...

  3. Tsunami warning system - Wikipedia

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    A tsunami warning system (TWS) is used to detect tsunamis in advance and issue the warnings to prevent loss of life and damage to property. It is made up of two equally important components: a network of sensors to detect tsunamis and a communications infrastructure to issue timely alarms to permit evacuation of the coastal areas.

  4. What causes a tsunami? An ocean scientist explains the ... - AOL

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    As word of the eruption spread, government agencies on surrounding islands and in places as far away as New Zealand, Japan and even the U.S. West Coast issued tsunami warnings.

  5. Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    With the Pacific Ocean creating 85 percent of the world's tsunamis [4], the majority of new tsunami detecting buoy equipment will be installed around the pacific rim, while only seven buoys will be placed along the Atlantic and Caribbean coast because even though tsunamis are rare in the Atlantic, there have been records of deadly tsunamis ...

  6. Tsunami map shows how San Francisco could be devastated - AOL

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    A 2021 map shows the impact of a tsunami hitting the San Fransisco area - and the devastation it could cause. The map was thrust back into the spotlight Thursday when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake ...

  7. Tsunamis in lakes - Wikipedia

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    A tsunami is a series of large water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume within a body of water, often caused by earthquakes, or similar events. This may occur in lakes as well as oceans, presenting threats to both fishermen and shoreside inhabitants. Because they are generated by a near field source region, tsunamis generated in ...

  8. Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System - Wikipedia

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    A warning system for the Indian Ocean was prompted by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and resulting tsunami, which left approximately 250,000 people dead or missing. Many analysts claimed that the disaster would have been mitigated if there had been an effective warning system in place, citing the well-established Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which operates in the Pacific Ocean.

  9. Jim Berkland - Wikipedia

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    Berkland's predictions have been either self-published in his newsletter or website, or announced in various interviews or speaking engagements. [8] His notoriety arose from an interview published in the Gilroy Dispatch on October 13, 1989, where he predicted that an earthquake with a magnitude between 3.5 and 6.0 would occur in the San Francisco Bay Area between October 14 and October 21. [9]