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The U. S. National Weather Service says that Tsunami activity -- a small wave -- was recorded northwest of Seattle earlier tonight, following a strong earthquake off the west coast of B. C.
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Canada quake leads to tsunami warning
VANCOUVER, B.C. – A magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of western Canada on Saturday, and a tsunami warning was issued, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado said the quake hit the Queen Charlotte Islands shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday and was centered 96 miles south of Masset, B.C. It was followed by a 5.8-magnitude aftershock several minutes later.
The National Weather Service issued a tsunami warning for coastal areas of British Columbia and southern Alaska. An earlier warning included Northern California, Oregon and Washington.
The U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska said it was trying to warn everyone with a boat on the water to prepare for a potential tsunami.
Lt. Bernard Auth of the Juneau Command Center said the Coast Guard was also working with local authorities to alert people in coastal towns to take precautions.
The earthquake occurred 25 miles south of Sandspit, B.C. on the Haida Gwaii archipelago, formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands.
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Airstrike, car bomb dash Syria truce
BEIRUT – A Syrian warplane flattened a three-story building, suspected rebels detonated a deadly car bomb and both sides traded gunfire in several hot spots across the country Saturday, activists said, leaving a U.N.-backed holiday truce in tatters on its second day.
The unraveling of the cease-fire marked the latest setback to ending Syria’s civil war through diplomacy. Foreign military intervention is unlikely, raising the grim prospect of a drawn-out war of attrition between President Bashar Assad and those trying to topple him.
During the proposed four-day truce, fighting dropped off in the first hours of the cease-fire Friday, but by the end of the day, activists said, 151 people had been killed in bombings and shootings, a standard daily toll in Syria.
On Saturday, the first regime airstrike since the start of the truce reduced a three-story building in the Arbeen suburb of the capital, Damascus, to rubble, killing at least eight men, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which compiles reports from activists.
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Airstrike, car bomb dash Syria truce
BEIRUT – A Syrian warplane flattened a three-story building, suspected rebels detonated a deadly car bomb and both sides traded gunfire in several hot spots across the country Saturday, activists said, leaving a U.N.-backed holiday truce in tatters on its second day.
The unraveling of the cease-fire marked the latest setback to ending Syria’s civil war through diplomacy. Foreign military intervention is unlikely, raising the grim prospect of a drawn-out war of attrition between President Bashar Assad and those trying to topple him.
During the proposed four-day truce, fighting dropped off in the first hours of the cease-fire Friday, but by the end of the day, activists said, 151 people had been killed in bombings and shootings, a standard daily toll in Syria.
On Saturday, the first regime airstrike since the start of the truce reduced a three-story building in the Arbeen suburb of the capital, Damascus, to rubble, killing at least eight men, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which compiles reports from activists.
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Celebrate Gonzaga’s milestone birthdays with look at how it all began
Pivotal moments over the years
Jim Kershner The Spokesman-Review
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