Tsunami
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Quake of magnitude 7.2 hits off coast of Russia's Kamchatka
TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka peninsula - with a tsunami warning issued.
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Powerful earthquake in Japan triggers tsunami warning
TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – A tsunami advisory was issued on Thursday after a powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 7.1 hit off the coast of southern Japan.
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Tsunami warning issued as powerful earthquakes shake Japan
TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – A series of powerful earthquakes rocked central Japan.
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Tsunami warning issued as 7.6 quake strikes off Philippines
TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the coast of the southern Philippines island of Mindanao and Philippine authorities issued a tsunami warning.
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Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Alaska Peninsula region
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – A tsunami warning has been issued after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in the Alaska Peninsula region, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has said.
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Italy issues tsunami warning after quake hit Turkey, Syria
TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – The Italian authorities temporarily issued a warning that the country’s coast could face incoming tsunami waves triggered by a powerful earthquake, which has claimed hundreds of lives in Turkey and neighboring Syria.
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Indonesia rattled by 7.6 magnitude quake (+VIDEO)
TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Indonesia was struck by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday off the Tanimbar islands, prompting panicked residents in the area to flee their homes, although a tsunami warning was lifted after three hours.
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7.6-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – An earthquake measuring 7.6 magnitudes on the Richter scale struck the Eastern New Guinea region in Papua New Guinea on Sunday.
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Tonga calls for urgent aid after volcanic eruption, tsunami
TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Tonga is calling for “immediate aid”, with an urgent need for fresh water and food, as it assesses the damage caused by Saturday’s eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai.
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VIDEO: Tsunami hits Tonga after underwater volcanic eruption
TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The following footage shows a tsunami which is hitting the Pacific island of Tonga after a giant underwater volcano erupted.