large earthquake strikes off alaska coast a reminder of the february 1964 megaquake walter hays,...
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TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED A tsunami warning, which was cancelled within a few hours, was issued for the coastal areas of British Columbia from the north tip of Vancouver Island to Cape Suckling.TRANSCRIPT
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LARGE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES OFF ALASKA COASTA REMINDER OF THE FEBRUARY 1964 MEGAQUAKE Walter Hays, Global Alliance
for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA
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BACKGROUNDThe quake, which had a depth of 10 km (6 miles), occurred on Friday, January 4th at 11:58 pm local time
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TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUEDA tsunami warning, which was
cancelled within a few hours, was issued for the coastal areas of British Columbia from the north tip of Vancouver Island to Cape Suckling.
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TSUNAMI SUPERCOURSE LECTURES
http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/disasters/disasters.htm#TSUNAMI
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