Earthquakes, Volcanoes Shake Opposite Ends of Pacific

A series of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions jolted locations on opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean Tuesday. The U.S. Geological Survey says a massive 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck about 280 kilometers southeast of Alaska's Kodiak Island, initially prompting emergency officials to issue a tsunami warning for large parts of coastal Alaska and Canada's British Columbia and place the entire U.S. west coast and the U.S. Pacific state of Hawaii under a tsunami watch. Residents in...

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