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Large distant earthquakes in the past have generated tsunamis that caused significant damage and deaths in Hawaii. In 1946, a ...
The largest ever earthquake swarm has been recorded at Washington's Mount Rainier, with officials saying there is no cause ...
The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has been erupting on and off since last year – spewing lava and ash. USGS, which monitors volcanoes in addition to earthquakes, predicts more eruptions to come ...
At times, earthquakes have triggered volcanos, but only if the volcano is already poised to erupt and only when the earthquake is large, or greater than a magnitude 6.0, the USGS said.
At 1:24 p.m. July 29, a magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. A tsunami warning was issued at 2:43 p.m. for Hawai‘i, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a forecast ...