Detecting Tsunami

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  6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan, No Tsunami Warning Issued

  A 6.1-magnitude earthquake was detected off central Japan on Monday, shaking Tokyo and other cities, officials said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

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  Tonga Volcanic Eruption May Help Predict Future Tsunami, Study Suggests

  Researchers at Japan's Nagoya University have used the data from the Tonga volcanic eruption and disturbances in the Earth's atmosphere to track the airwaves that led to the tsunami. The findings are now likely to help in predicting future giant waves and tsunamis.

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  Indonesia Tsunami Sensors Failed To Detect Huge Waves: Official

  Indonesia's geophysics agency lifted a tsunami warning 34 minutes after it was first issued following a major earthquake that sent huge waves crashing into the northeastern coast of Sulawesi island, killing hundreds and leaving thousands more homeless.

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  India To Take Part In Indian Ocean-Wide Tsunami Mock Drill

  India is participating in a major Indian Ocean-wide tsunami mock drill on September 7-8 during which thousands of people will be evacuated from coastal areas in over half a dozen states and warning and detection systems will be put to test.

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  China To Install Tsunami Detection Buoys In Disputed South China Sea

  China plans to install tsunami detection buoys in the disputed South China Sea and waters east of the Ryukyu Trench and Taiwan Island to firm up its hold on the disputed region.

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  Deep-Ocean Sound Waves May Aid Tsunami Detection

  Scientists are developing a system that may help predict a tsunami by detecting sound waves that race through the deep ocean more than 10 times faster than the more destructive wave.

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  7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Vanuatu, No Tsunami Threat

  A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, but no tsunami threat was detected and no damage reported, seismologists said.

• Strong 6.4 Earthquake Hits Off Philippines, No Damage

  A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at sea in the southern Philippines on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami warning issued.

• A New Theory Behind Tsunami Earthquakes

  Extinct undersea volcanoes may cause a rare type of earthquake that triggers powerful tsunami waves, according to a new finding that may lead to improved detection measures.

• Internet at bottom of ocean to detect tsunamis

  Scientists are developing a system of sensors to conquer the internet's final frontier: the deep sea.

• High cesium level found in fish by Fukushima plant

  The Japanese utility that owns the tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant says it has detected a record 740,000 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium in a fish caught close to the plant.

• How good is India's Tsunami alert system?

  As the pictures of the trail of devastation came out of Japan, India's tsunami early warning system was on full alert. Within minutes, it predicted that there was no immediate threat to India's coast or the country's low lying islands. The tsunami alert system was put in place by the by the government after the killer tsunami hit India's coast in 2...