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Should the East Coast worry about a tsunami?
Tuesday, when a rare earthquake shook the northeastern United States yesterday, residents reacted with a mix of excitement, fear, panic, humor and then lots of questions. Among the concerns was the possibility of a tsunami.
Even though the quake, for a variety of reasons, posed no threat of creating devastating waves, the question remains -- could a seismic event some day spark a tsunami on the East Coast, much like the ones that have devastated Japan, Indonesia and other parts of the world in recent years? Not likely. But it's also not impossible, according to experts.
Full story at Discovery News.
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