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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center stories: 7 news summaries

 Tsunami Toll Reaches 100, 
 Obama Sends Disaster Aid 

Second earthquake near Indonesia triggers new wave warnings

Sep 30, 09 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The death toll from the tsunami triggered by last night's 8.3-magnitude earthquake near Samoa has risen to more than 100, with fatalities reported across a number of islands. Barack Obama declared American Samoa a disaster area and has pledged "swift and aggressive" aid to the territory, where at... More »

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(Newser) - A powerful 7.4 earthquake today swayed buildings 125 miles south in Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta and triggered a tsunami alert, reports AP. There were no immediate reports of large waves, but several buildings in the town closest to the epicenter, Tasikmalaya, were damaged. More »

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4 Earthquakes Strike Off Mexican Coast

No damage reported; 6.9 tremor felt as far away as Phoenix, LA

Aug 3, 09 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - A series of four earthquakes hit within an hour today under Mexico’s Gulf of California, BNO News reports. The second of the tremors, which at 9 miles deep were relatively shallow and thus more dangerous, registered a 6.9 on the Richter scale. No damage was immediately reported, and... More »

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tsunami • Mexico • Pacific Ocean • Richter scale • US Geological Survey • Pacific Tsunami Warning Center • tectonic plates • earthquake • Baja peninsula

 World 'Knew' About 
 Cyclone, Expert Says 

Burma says it warned citizens 5 days before landfall

May 9, 08 9:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Burma says it warned its people of Cyclone Nargis 5 days before landfall, when it learned of the storm over news wires—but one expert believes Burma's media outlets were too primitive to spread the message. With Burma's death toll as high as 100,000, Newsweek talked to a global... More »

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weather • cyclone • natural disaster • Myanmar • Burma • Pacific Tsunami Warning Center • disaster preparedness • Cyclone Nargis • World Meteorological Organization

 6.5 Quake Rocks Alaska 

No injuries reported after shaker hits Aleutians

May 2, 08 4:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - In another of a troubling series of earthquakes to hit the US, a 6.5 magnitude shaker has struck Alaska, Reuters reports. The quake hit a sparsely inhabited section of the Aleutian island chain, and so far there have been no reports of injuries. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said... More »

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Indonesia Quakes Kill at Least 3

Tremors cause brief tsunami panic

Nov 26, 07 8:44 AM CST
(Newser) - A series of powerful earthquakes struck in Indonesia early this morning, killing at least 3 and causing brief tsunami warnings. Some 70 others were injured, and several buildings destroyed, including a health clinic. The first quake hit off the coast of Sumbawa just after midnight, registering 6.7 on the... More »

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Indonesia • tsunami • Richter scale • Pacific Tsunami Warning Center • aftershock • disaster

Major 7.7 Earthquake Shakes Chile

'Horribly strong' temblor felt across 1,300 miles in South America

Nov 14, 07 10:44 AM CST
(Newser) - A magnitude 7.7 earthquake rattled through northern Chile this morning, the AP reports, cutting power and causing injuries, but no deaths. The US Geological Survey said the temblor was centered 780 miles north of the capital Santiago, and a government spokeswoman said it was felt across 1,300 miles.... More »

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