CANNON BEACH — Many residents are familiar with the resounding “moos” that reverberate around town and warn of impending tsunami danger. But for months, the cow-like sirens have been absent after the ...
The quick thinking of a 10-year-old English girl, Tilly Smith, is credited with helping to save some 100 lives just before the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 struck the island of Phuket in Thailand. The ...
Long Beach will host a tsunami preparedness resource fair this weekend to inform residents about developing and practicing evacuation plans for their families, homes and workplaces in recognition of ...
When a massive earthquake hits, the shifting seafloor can trigger a series of large, powerful waves. Coastal Washington residents were on the lookout for a tsunami on Tuesday, July 29, following a ...
Santa Monica Traffic Officer Carl Nicita (center) assists people exiting the Santa Monica Pier during the tsunami alert on Friday morning. The pier was closed for several hours as public safety ...
There might have been some unnecessary scrambling in Pacific County Thursday after a ‘Tsunami Warning’ alert was issued in error. The Pacific County Emergency ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A tsunami apparently caused by the eruption of an island volcano killed at least 62 people around Indonesia's Sunda Strait, sending a wall of water crashing some 65 feet (20 ...
Watch a view of beach and hotels in Hawaii on Wednesday (30 July) after authorities issued tsunami warnings following a massive earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula. Tsunami waves hit Russia ...
CANNON BEACH, Ore. — People near Cannon Beach may have heard the tsunami warning siren system go off Wednesday morning. Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District clarified Wednesday afternoon that ...
Some people went clam-digging Saturday despite the tsunami advisory for the Long Beach Peninsula, but "it's my opinion that the majority of people heeded the message" of caution, said Stephanie Fritts ...