West Coast, Alaska Could Be Due for Monster Tsunami

Tsunami warning issued for parts of Aleutian Islands

(NEWSER) - A tsunami warning is in effect this morning following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake off Alaska, in a remote part of the Aleutian Islands, NPR reports. The US Geological Survey says the quake's depth was 22.1 miles. The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center put a warning into effect for certain coastal areas of Alaska. The AP adds that no injuries or damage have yet been reported. More»

Tsunami warning now lifted in ravaged northeast

(NEWSER) - Weary Japan has been struck by an earthquake once again: The USGS is reporting a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit near the east coast of Honshu at 11:32pm local time—that's about 90 miles from Fukushima and about 200 miles from Tokyo, where buildings reportedly shook for a full minute. (It's been downgraded from the original 7.4.) A tsunami warning went up for 90 minutes before being lifted, reports the AP . More»

Chances of 9.0 earthquake, large tsunami are very low

(NEWSER) - As Californians worry that their state might be next , officials are reassuring them that the specific combination of earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis that hit Japan is very unlikely there. Though one of the state’s two nuclear power plants was only built to withstand a 7.0 quake and the other a 7.5, experts believe the highest possible quake at nearby faultlines would be in the low 7s, not the 8.9 that occurred in Japan, the Los Angeles Times reports. More»

Seven ways to donate and spread awareness

(NEWSER) - If the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan has you feeling helpless, turn to Mashable . The site rounds up seven ways you can do something—even if you’re broke:

• Like a page: For each person that “likes” the “Dog Bless You” Facebook page for search and rescue dogs, Explore.org will donate $1.
• Use Twitter hashtags: Hashtags to tweet or follow include #Jishin for general information, #Anpi to confirm the safety of people or places, #Hinan for evacuation info, and #311care for medical care info.

He was taking photos of tsunami waves along California coast

(NEWSER) - The tsunami that roiled the US West Coast today may have claimed at least one victim. The Coast Guard is searching for a man swept out to sea while taking photos in northern California, reports the Eureka Standard-Times . The man and two friends were near the mouth of the Klamath River when all three were swept away. Two made it back to shore, and authorities have launched a helicopter search for the third. More»