After 7.5 quake, officials warn of 98-foot tsunami threat

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Japan warns of possible megaquake after powerful earthquake, raising fears of potential 98-foot tsunami
Japan issued a megaquake advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the northern part of the country, causing 34 mostly mild injuries and some damage to roads and buildings.

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Megaquake Warning Issued Over Fears That 98-Foot Tsunami Could Kill 200,000 People
Massive earthquake strikes Japan just days after tsunami warning
Japan Earthquake: 6.7 on Richter scale, hits Japan; Tsunami advisory issued
Another 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Friday (December 12), just days after a powerful 7.5-magnitude quake struck the same region and left at least 50 people injured.

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Tsunami advisory lifted after magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Japan's northeast region
BREAKING: Japan Hit by 6.7-Magnitude Quake, Fukushima Nuclear Plant Shaken | Tsunami Alert Issued
The quake comes just days after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit northe and easte Japan, intensifying fears of further seismic activity.

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Tsunami Advisory Lifted After Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Hits Japan's Northeast Region
6.7 magnitude quake strikes off northern Japan's coast, prompts local tsunami advisory
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100-ft tall tsunami: Could Japan's megaquake trigger monster waves?

Japan issues its first-ever megaquake advisory after a magnitude-7.6 tremor, warning of a possible monster-high tsunami along Hokkaido and Sanriku coasts. The nation is now focused on one critical question: just how high could the resulting tsunami waves reach?
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'Doomsday' 100-foot mega tsunami likely to hit the US

Scientists are sounding the alarm about an extraordinary ‘mega tsunami’ that could submerge multiple US states and drown millions in minutes. It’s all do to with the Cascadia Subduction Zone, one of North America’s most dangerous fault lines, which ...
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Modest tsunami waves arrive on California coast, damaging Crescent City dock

After modest tsunami waves arrived in California following a powerful earthquake in Russia, damaging a dock in Crescent City, advisories were downgraded and canceled for the majority of the state. “We’re a very resilient harbor,” Crescent City Harbor ...
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Why Even Small Tsunamis — and 1-Foot Waves — Can Wreak Havoc in California

On Wednesday, I was supposed to be out on assignment on a kayak off the San Francisco shore, recording a radio interview on the waters of McCovey Cove as the San Francisco Giants played a day game. But after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake occurred off the ...
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