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This earthquake is located outside the Pacific. No tsunami threat exists to coastlines in the Pacific. However – earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within a few hundred kilometers of the earthquake epicenter. Authorities in the region of the epicenter should be aware of this possibility […]

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Volleyball Box Score Nanook Classic Match 3 Hawaii-Hilo vs Rockhurst (Sep 05, 2009 at Fairbanks, AK) Hawaii-Hilo ATTACK SET SERVE SRV DEF BLOCK GEN ## Player SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE BHE Points 3 Pinheiro, Josimara 5 19 7 42 .286 2 1 1 1 19 1 […]

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(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) Summer is traditionally the best field season for volcanologists to conduct a variety of work on restless and active volcanoes, especially in remote locations.  Snow has melted from most of the high slopes, mild weather enables strenuous traverses […]

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(Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) How do you know when a volcano is exploding? “Just look at it” seems like the obvious answer.  This works if there are some eyes aimed at the volcano in question, and if those eyes can see the […]

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        (Volcano Watch is a weekly article written by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.) When strong volcanic tremor (continuous shaking of the ground) was recorded beneath Redoubt volcano Jan. 23-25, scientists of the Alaska Volcano Observatory issued a notice that the volcano could erupt with very little additional […]

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At 9:10 AM Alaskan Standard Time on January 24, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.7 occurred 50 miles/80 Km west of Homer, Alaska. The magnitude is such that a tsunami IS NOT EXPECTED. However, in coastal areas of intense shaking, locally generated tsunamis can be triggered by underwater landslides. This will be the only WCATWC […]

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