tsunami
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The US Tsunami Warning Center ruled out a significant tsunami threat following the quake.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu issued a tsunami advisory for the U.S. territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center lifted its tsunami alert for the Philippines, Palau and Indonesia on Friday, hours after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines.
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
Tsunami alerts were also issued for Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, with coastal residents told to evacuate to higher ground.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025
I asked her if it was better than the Edible Tsunami, from when I was interested in edible meteorological events.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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