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DW
30-07-2025
- Climate
- DW
Tsunami waves hit Hawaii, California after Russia earthquake – DW – 07/30/2025
A powerful earthquake off Russia's east coast has triggered evacuations throughout the Pacific, from Japan to Peru. The US states of Hawaii and California are also impacted by the waves. DW has the warnings due to the earthquake off Russia's East are also in effect for several Latin American countries which border the Pacific Ocean. Colombia has issued an evacuation order for beaches and coastal areas on the Pacific. "Tsunami alert for Choco and Narino," Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management posted on X, referring to two regions on the Pacific coast. "Preventive evacuation of beaches and low-lying coastal areas is recommended." Peru and its neighbor Chile are also under tsunami alerts. The president of Peru's Geophysical Institute, Hernando Tavera, told AFP news agency the tsunami "generated by this earthquake is expected to reach the Peruvian coast on Wednesday morning, with waves not expected to exceed three meters (9.8 feet) in height." Mexico, which has a long border with the Pacific, is also expected to be impacted. The Mexican Navy called for residents to stay away from beaches on the Pacific and they believe waves between 30 centimeters and 1 meter in height are possible. Another Latin American country, Ecuador, said its famous Galapagos Islands could be hit by tidal waves. Waves from the tsunami have hit the coast off northern California. "The tsunami has reached the California Coast, and is showing up in the Arena Cove, CA tide gauge and is making its way down the coast right now," the National Weather Service Los Angeles account posted on X. Arena Cove is located in northern California above San Francisco. A tsunami advisory is in effect across the coastal areas of California. The 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has led to injuries. Kamchatka Health Minister Oleg Melnikov said there were several injuries due to the quake, but did not provide an exact number. Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov posted video on Telegram of a kindergarten that had been damaged by the earthquake. Russian authorities have warned of aftershocks in Kamachatka after the quake. Tsunami waves have hit the US state of Hawaii after a warning was issued. An anchor for local Hawaii broadcaster KHON2 posted footage of the waves. Ports in Hawaii have closed, with residents asked to move to the high ground. Hawaiians are being urged to move to the fourth floor or higher of buildings as the waves come. "People should not, and I will say it one more time, should not, as we have seen in the past, stay around the shoreline or risk their lives just to see what a tsunami looks like," Hawaii Governor Josh Green said. "It is not a regular wave. It will actually kill if you get hit by a tsunami." Green later said that there had been no signs of significant waves in Hawaii after beginning tsunami preparations. Kahului Airport, which is located on HawaiI's largest island of Maui, has cancelled flights due to the tsunami risk. The first tsunami waves from the earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka peninsula made landfall in the Russian-administered Kuril Islands and Japan's large northern island of Hokkaido. Russian local governor Valery Limarenko said the first tsunami wave had struck the coast of Severo-Kurilsk, the main settlement on the Pacific archipelago. Russian authorities said the town's population of around 2,000 people was evacuated and residents have been urged to remain on high ground until the threat of repeat waves has passed. Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA), meanwhile, said a tsunami as high as 40 centimeters (1.3 feet) had been detected in 16 locations as the waves moved south along the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to just northeast of Tokyo. Authorities have cautioned that bigger waves could come later, with the JMA saying that a major tsunami could be expected for more than a day after Wednesday's earthquake. Tsunami warnings have been put out throughout the Pacific due to the earthquake, from Japan in the east to the western US and countries in South America, such as Colombia and Peru. A magnitude 8.8. earthquake off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific. This blog will bring you the latest news about the earthquake and tsunami, along with DW-on-the-ground reporting from affected regions and multimedia content. We will also delve deeper into the science of how tsunamis are developed.
Daily Mail
16-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Terrified dogs tried to warn family something terrible was about to happen....moments later, it did
Two dogs flew into a mysterious frenzy and trying to warn their owners about an unseen before a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck their home. The viral footage showed the family enjoying a Father's Day lunch at their home in Peru when the canines began to bark and rushed to the home's door entrance. A woman stood from her seat at the table and followed the dogs to the door, perhaps thinking that a visitor was knocking. One of the dogs continued to the bark as the she stood by the door and then opened it. A male at the table could be seen urging everyone to remain calm before they all walked towards the exit. Suddenly the home began to shake violently for about four seconds as the earthquake arrived. The tremor rattled Lima, the capital, and the port city of Callao, Peruvian authorities said. Its epicenter was located 18.6 miles southwest of Callao, according to the Geophysical Institute of Peru. The institute's chief, Hernando Taveras, told America Noticias in a May 2023 interview that dogs were capable to detecting earthquakes before their human companions. 'Before the earthquake releases its energy, the rocks [underground] begin to fracture and generate a high-frequency noise that the human ear cannot perceive, but dogs can,' he explained. 'Some dogs get very nervous, are restless, bark to get attention, go up and down íhe stairs,' said local veterinarian Tania Ramirez. 'But other dogs have a more serene personality and, although they feel the vibrations, they do not show any concern. Additional video footage captured a landslide near a road and a beach while parishioners fled the Lima Cathedral during the middle of a mass. The tremor killed Jhonatan Ventura, 36, after a set of bricks fell from the exterior wall of a fourth floor that was being added to a residence in the Lima district of Independencia. The Health Ministry said that earthquake injured 35 people. As of Monday, 25 victims remained hospitalized across several hospitals in Lima. It also reported damages to 14 medical facilities and 13 schools. The Geophysical Institute of Peru has detected 398 earthquakes in 2025, including 29 during June. Sunday's earthquake comes 55 years after the worst tremor in the history of Peru rattled the city of Yungay. The May 31, 1979, tremor killed at least 70,000 people and injured more than 140,000.
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
An earthquake off Peru's coast shakes capital, leaving one person dead and 5 injured
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck off Peru's central coast Sunday, rattling Lima and the port city of Callao, has left one person dead and five injured, authorities said. The earthquake happened at 11:35 a.m. local time in the Pacific Ocean, according to the United States Geological Survey. Its epicenter was located 23 kilometers (14 miles) southwest of Callao, west of the capital Lima. A 36-year-old man died in northern Lima while 'standing outside his vehicle waiting for a passenger' when a wall from the fourth floor of a building under construction detached and fell on his head, Police Col. Ramiro Clauco told RPP radio. The five people injured are being treated in hospitals, the Emergency Operations Center said. The agency also reported damage to roads and educational centers. President Dina Boluarte is heading to Callao to monitor developments, the Peruvian presidency said on X. Footage shared by local media also showed cars hit by falling debris, damaged houses and collapsed billboards. All of Lima's districts felt the earthquake, Hernando Tavera, executive president of the Geophysical Institute of Peru, told local TV channel N. Local radio stations reported that a professional football match at Lima's Alberto Gallardo Stadium was paused for several minutes. A mass at Lima's cathedral was also interrupted, after frightened worshippers fled the scene. Peru is located along the Ring of Fire, a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by frequent earthquakes and active volcanoes.
CNN
16-06-2025
- Climate
- CNN
An earthquake off Peru's coast shakes capital, leaving 1 person dead and 5 injured
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck off Peru's central coast Sunday, rattling Lima and the port city of Callao, has left one person dead and five injured, authorities said. The earthquake happened at 11:35 a.m. local time in the Pacific Ocean, according to the United States Geological Survey. Its epicenter was located 23 kilometers (14 miles) southwest of Callao, west of the capital Lima. A 36-year-old man died in northern Lima while 'standing outside his vehicle waiting for a passenger' when a wall from the fourth floor of a building under construction detached and fell on his head, Police Col. Ramiro Clauco told RPP radio. The five people injured are being treated in hospitals, the Emergency Operations Center said. The agency also reported damage to roads and educational centers. President Dina Boluarte is heading to Callao to monitor developments, the Peruvian presidency said on X. Footage shared by local media also showed cars hit by falling debris, damaged houses and collapsed billboards. All of Lima's districts felt the earthquake, Hernando Tavera, executive president of the Geophysical Institute of Peru, told local TV channel N. Local radio stations reported that a professional football match at Lima's Alberto Gallardo Stadium was paused for several minutes. A mass at Lima's cathedral was also interrupted, after frightened worshippers fled the scene. Peru is located along the Ring of Fire, a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by frequent earthquakes and active volcanoes.
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
At least one person killed, several injured, after earthquake hits Peru
At least one person has been killed, and five others injured after a 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit Peru and was felt throughout the capital, Lima. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday that the earthquake occurred at 11:35am (16:35 GMT) local time in the Pacific Ocean, with its epicentre located 23km (14 miles) southwest of Callao, a port city west of the capital Lima. The Peruvian presidency reported that the magnitude of the earthquake was higher than the USGS assessment, registering a 6.1 magnitude. The earthquake did not generate a tsunami warning. In a post on X, the presidency said that President Dina Boluarte was currently travelling to Callao to monitor the coast following the tremor. Police Colonel Ramiro Clauco told the Peruvian broadcaster RPP radio that a 36-year-old man died in northern Lima while 'standing outside his vehicle waiting for a passenger'. The Emergency Operations Centre added that five people were being treated in the hospital and damage had been reported to roads and educational centres. According to Hernando Tavera, executive president of the Geophysical Institute of Peru, who spoke with local TV channel N, all districts in Lima felt the earthquake. Local radio stations also reported that the quake led to the cancellation of a major football match scheduled to be held in Lima. The South American country lies on what is known as the 'Ring of Fire', a path along the Pacific Ocean that is frequently struck by earthquakes and active volcanic activity, with Peru averaging at least 100 detectable earthquakes every year. The last major earthquake occurred in 2021 in the Amazon region, registering a magnitude of 7.5, and left 12 people injured, destroying more than 70 homes. The most disastrous earthquake to hit the country was in 1970 and struck the Ancash region of Peru, causing mass landslides that resulted in the deaths of about 70,000 people.
