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Tsunami waves reach Hawaii, California after huge quake off Russia

A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii, where waves set off by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia’s remote Far East ...

Huge quake in Russia triggers tsunami warnings around Pacific

A very powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka coast on Wednesday triggered tsunami warnings as ...
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Japan on edge but prepared for tsunami after huge Kamchatka earthquake

Tsunami waves measuring up to 1.3 meters were observed off the Pacific coast of Japan, with authorities urging people in ...
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Japan just found 7,000 islands it didn’t know it had - CNN

Japan has recounted its islands – and discovered it has 7,000 more than it previously thought. Digital mapping by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) recently found there to be ...
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Japan Finds 7,000 Islands It Didn’t Know It Had - Gizmodo

The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) found 14,125 islands during its surveillance, a huge difference from the 6,852 islands it recorded in 1987, CNN reported.
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Going Off-Grid in Japan’s Uncrowded, Otherworldly Gotō Islands

To really decipher the Gotō Islands requires understanding two things: their history and geography. Located just 50 miles off Japan’s southwest coast in Kyushu 's Nagasaki prefecture, Fukue is ...