tsunami warning News

U.S. Weather Service Test Became False Tsunami Warning on East Coast

A tsunami warning was erroneously sent Tuesday to some mobile phones along the East Coast and other coastal locations, less than a month after a false notification of a missile attack in Hawaii was sent by that state’s emergency service …

UPDATE: 7.3 Quake off Japan; Tsunami Warnings Cancelled

News reports are describing an earthquake off the east coast of Japan with a magnitude, estimated by the U.S. Geological Survey, of 7.3. The quake struck approximately 245 kms (153 miles) east-southeast of Kamaishi early this morning. The quake, which …

Strong Quake Jolts Eastern Japan

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted eastern Japan on Saturday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The focus of the tremor was 20 km (12 …