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Chile and New Zealand maintain tsunami warnings as threat subsides in most places

The danger from Wednesday's 8.8 magnitude earthquake appeared to be subsiding in most places, but Chile kept alerts at the ...

Tsunami threat extended as surges arrive on New Zealand shores

Tsunami currents have reached parts of the country and people should stay away from beaches until at least 3pm.

Chile raises its tsunami warning to highest level for most of Pacific coast

Tsunami waves hit Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast on Wednesday after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's ...

The Latest: Tsunami warnings lifted in most places

A tsunami has sent waves into Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake ...

LIVE: Tsunami wave surge warnings remain in place, likely to stay in place overnight

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says the threat of tsunami waves remains for much of the region, but Hawai'i is the only ...

‘Over-evacuation’ may have prompted traffic problems before tsunami hit Hawaii, officials say

Hawaii officials say the timing of the tsunami warning and evacuation orders following this week's massive earthquake off ...

Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones turns phone off, unfazed by early morning tsunami alert

Speaking to Herald Now’s Ryan Bridge on Wednesday morning, Jones said he’d switched off his phone and gone to bed early after ...

Commuter ferry cancelled, warnings to sightseers as first tsunami currents reach NZ

Tsunami currents reached parts of the country overnight and NEMA warned the first surges were unlikely to be the largest.