Tsunami Warning Issued for Japan Isles After Quake
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A tsunami warning was issued for a group  of islands south of Tokyo on Wednesday after a strong  earthquake off Japan's eastern coast, and authorities urged  local residents to evacuate to higher ground.
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Japanese authorities warned of possible  aftershocks after two strong earthquakes hit western Japan on  Sunday, but said the tremors were not directly linked to the  sort of massive quakes that rocked the area six decades ago.
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The United States needs serious repairs to its tsunami warning system, including the replacement of three warning buoys off Alaska, officials said on Wednesday.
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At last 150 people were killed after a tsunami triggered by an earthquake off the Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean struck Sri Lanka on Sunday, district officials said.
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Indonesia's meteorology agency lifted a tsunami warning on Thursday after another strong earthquake struck Sumatra island.
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An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 jolted  Alaska's Aleutian Islands in the northern Pacific on Wednesday,  Japan's weather agency said, triggering a tsunami advisory for  Hawaii.
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COLOMBO, Sep 19 (IPS) - A tsunami alert, last week, sent thousands of Sri  Lankans living along the coasts of this island nation fleeing  inland, but authorities were exultant that the early warning  systems installed after the disastrous Dec. 26, 2004 Indian Ocean  tsunami were working.
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Japan issues a tsunami alert for a group of islands south of Tokyo after a strong undersea earthquake.
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An earthquake near the South Pacific nation of Samoa has triggered a tsunami, a warning centre says.
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A strong earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted eastern Japan including Tokyo on Wednesday evening, but there was no danger of tsunami tidal waves, the Metereorological Agency said.
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OSAKA (Kyodo) An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit western Japan on Sunday evening, triggering warnings of tsunami in several areas, the Meteorological Agency said.
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A powerful quake measuring 7.9 struck near Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday triggering tsunami warnings in Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Sri Lanka, officials said.
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NEW DELHI: The centre on Wednesday warned coastal area states and islands against another tsunami in the Indian ocean and asked them to keep continuous vigil.
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India's Tamil Nadu state, which bore the brunt of the Indian Ocean tsunami, issues a new tsunami alert.
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OSAKA - An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit wide areas from eastern to western Japan Sunday evening, with warnings for tsunami tidal waves issued for Mie and Wakayama prefectures, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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Sri Lanka appealed for international help and declared a state of disaster after its eastern coast was struck by tsunami waves triggered by an earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the open-ended Richter scale shook western Japan on Sunday and tsunami warnings were issued, broadcaster NHK reported.