Usgs: Tsunami & Earthquake Research Website

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US Geological Survey

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Usgs: Tsunami & Earthquake Research

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The USGS provides an extensive section of information about tsunamis. The items presented are the basics of tsunamis regarding the Great San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906, tsunamis in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, and the 1998 Papua New Guinea tsunami. There are links to other sites and animations of tsunamis.

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earthquakes, natural disasters, tsunamis, san francisco

Additional Tags

harbor wave, harbor waves, series of waves, wave train, wave trains, hs-ess3-1, papua new guinea tsunami, u.s. pacific northwest, us geological survey, usgs, earthquake, tsunami

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Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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