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This map shows sonar measurements taken in 2011 to map the underwater Baltimore and Accomac Canyons, off the U.S. East Coast. Color key at left shows depths (in meters).

US East Coast Faces Variety of Tsunami Threats

By Douglas Main published

A 1929 tsunami killed 28 people in Newfoundland.

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Lake Geneva astronaut image

Ancient Tsunami Swept Through Swiss Lake

By Charles Q. Choi published

A rock fall spurred a tsunami on Lake Geneva, suggests modern threat.

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Small tsunami waves hit off the coast of Hawaii Sunday morning, local time, with the tsunami advisory (star on the map) being canceled later.

Tsunami Threat to Hawaii After Canadian Earthquake Canceled

By Jeanna Bryner published

A magnitude-7.7 temblor that struck off Canada sent small waves to Hawaii, coastal British Columbia and Alaska.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors

23 Nuclear Plants in Tsunami Risk Zones, Study Finds

By Live Science Staff published

Like Fukushima, most of the plants are in East and Southeast Asia.

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How Wave Shapes Could Explain Deadly Tsunamis

By Charles Q. Choi published

Waves combine in X and Y shapes to be unusually tall.

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Philippines earthquake shake map.

Why Philippines Earthquake Tsunami Warning Was Cancelled

By Andrea Mustain published

The quake was a big one.

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Japan tsunami boat in Canada

Boat Lost in Japan Tsunami Washes Up in Canada

By Stephanie Pappas published

The latest piece of debris from the 2011 tsunami comes ashore.

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A large wave formed by a disintegrating Greenland glacier nearly capsized the boat Jens Møller was on.

Video Captures Near-Deadly Iceberg 'Tsunami'

By Douglas Main published

Jens Møller went looking for glaciers, but found a tsunami.

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Wreckage from the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in 2011 has traveled thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean.

Tracking Japan's Tsunami Debris (Infographic)

By Ross Toro published

Wreckage from the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in 2011 has traveled thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean.

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Japanese dock the washed ashore in Oregon after 2011 tsunami.

100 Tons of 'Alien' Sea Life Wash Up With Tsunami Dock

By Stephanie Pappas published

Oregon officials worry about invasive species

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