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The US National Tsunami Warning Center said there is no tsunami alert for the US mainland but issued a tsunami advisory for ...

Many more were injured. Tectonic earthquakes occur when accumulating stress in Earth’s crust is suddenly released, causing a rupture along a fault and releasing energy in the form of seismic waves.

A STRONG earthquake has struck between the Greek islands of Amorgos and Santorini after days of relentless tremors, sending ...