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3.0 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey, tremors felt in parts of NY: officials

A small earthquake rocked parts of New Jersey and New York on Saturday night, according to officials. The magnitude 3.0 quake ...
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This Caribbean Island’s Sunken City Was a Pirate Stronghold—and Now It’s a New UNESCO World Heritage Site

Talk about a transformation. Formerly known as the "Wickedest City on Earth," the once pirate-controlled town of Port Royal, ...

A tiny city nicknamed a ‘tsunami magnet’ saw the highest waves in continental US after the earthquake

The 1964 event, considered the worst tsunami disaster recorded in the United States, began with a 9.2 magnitude earthquake in ...

Tsunami causes nearly $1M in damages to Crescent City dock after massive earthquake in Russia

A Crescent City dock sustained nearly $1 million in damages after it was struck by a tsunami generated by a massive 8.8 magnitude quake that struck off the coast of Russia Tuesday, according to city ...

California city where tsunami waves hit hardest has $1 million in harbor damage

The Crescent City Harbor District on Friday detailed its initial analysis of damage sustained in a tsunami triggered by an ...

What makes coastal California's Crescent City so vulnerable to tsunamis?

Coastal California's Crescent City has been known as the tsunami capital of the country for decades. Here's why.

Russia's earthquake was so strong it was felt in Kansas | Here's why that's so unusual

The massive earthquake that struck Russia overnight and spawned tsunami fears in Japan, Hawaii and along the Pacific Coast of ...

Lincoln City clears beaches after tsunami advisory, historic earthquake

Parts of town go in and out of the tsunami evacuation zone just based on elevation, with many leaving the beach with plenty ...