8.7 magnitude earthquake in Russia! Tsunami warning issued
Created: July 30, 2025 04:10
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center announced that a tsunami warning had been issued for the region following the earthquake. The US tsunami warning system states that giant waves of 3 meters could hit the coasts of Russia, the United States, and Japan within three hours. Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula was shaken by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on July 20. The earthquake was reported to have occurred off the coast of the Pacific Ocean, 115 kilometers from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the peninsula.
AFTERSHOCK, AFTERSHOCK
Dozens of aftershocks, the largest of which measured 6.9, occurred on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
A 3-4 meter tsunami was recorded
Kamchatka is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region experiencing intense seismic and volcanic activity on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. Residents of Sakhalin, a Russian island in the Pacific Ocean southwest of the epicenter, are being evacuated, according to Sakhalin Governor Valery Limarenko, RIA News reported.
POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS CUT OFF
Russia 's Tass news agency reported power outages and disruptions to mobile phone service in the capital of the Kamchatka region.
TSUNAMI WARNING FOR CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND Washington
The Alaska-based National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for parts of the Aleutian Islands and parts of the West Coast, including California, Oregon and Washington, as well as Hawaii.
TRUMP: STAY STRONG AND SAFE
US President Donald Trump shared a post on social media. "A tsunami warning has been issued for residents of Hawaii due to a major earthquake in the Pacific Ocean. Japan is also among the areas at risk. Stay strong and safe," Trump said.
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