Tsunami Watch Issued for Hawaii, West Coast After 8.7 Earthquake Off Russia
On Tuesday, at 4:25pm PDT, an earthquake struck 80 miles off the Kamchatka Peninsula.
The magnitude 8.7 quake, which reportedly struck at a depth of 46 miles off Russia, prompted tsunami warnings for Japan, Hawaii, Guam, Alaska, and the entire west coast.
NOAA documented the quake, and issued the resulting tsunami warnings.
According to an alert from the National Weather Service regarding Hawaii:
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS 0717 PM HST TUE 29 JUL 2025
Regarding the West Coast, the NWS reported:
THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON AND BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE CAL./MEXICO BORDER TO THE BC/ALASKA BORDER
If you are located in this coastal area, move off the beach and out of harbors and marinas. Tsunami advisories mean that a tsunami capable of producing strong currents or waves dangerous to persons in or very near the water is expected or is already occurring.Areas in the advisory should not expect widespread inundation. Tsunamis are a series of waves dangerous many hours after initial arrival time. The first wave may not be the largest.Estimated tsunami start times for selected sites are;Langara British Columbia 1005 PM.PDT. July 29.Tofino British Columbia 1130 PM.PDT. July 29.Port Orford Oregon 1135 PM.PDT. July 29.La Push Washington 1135 PM.PDT. July 29.Neah Bay Washington 1140 PM.PDT. July 29.Long Beach Washington 1145 PM.PDT. July 29.Charleston Oregon 1145 PM.PDT. July 29.Fort Bragg California 1150 PM.PDT. July 29.Crescent City California 1150 PM.PDT. July 29.Brookings Oregon 1150 PM.PDT. July 29.Westport Washington 1150 PM.PDT. July 29.Moclips Washington 1150 PM.PDT. July 29.Seaside Oregon 1155 PM.PDT. July 29.Newport Oregon 1155 PM.PDT. July 29.Monterey California 1215 AM.PDT. July 30.Port Angeles Washington 1215 AM.PDT. July 30.Port San Luis California 1235 AM.PDT. July 30.San Francisco California 1240 AM.PDT. July 30.Santa Barbara California 1245 AM.PDT. July 30.Port Townsend Washington 1245 AM.PDT. July 30.Los Angeles Harbor California 100 AM.PDT. July 30.Bellingham Washington 110 AM.PDT. July 30.Newport Beach California 110 AM.PDT. July 30.La Jolla California 110 AM.PDT. July 30.
Previously, SURFER had reported about the potential of an earthquake, and resulting tsunami, striking the West Coast. That was from a different fault line off the coast of Canada, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which experts believe could shift in the future.
This tsunami warning is not related to that region.
For the current tsunami warning, stay tuned for more updates.
Tsunami Watch Issued for Hawaii, West Coast After 8.7 Earthquake Off Russia first appeared on Surfer on Jul 30, 2025
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