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Daily Record
30-07-2025
- Climate
- Daily Record
Every tsunami alert as millions run for safety in US, Russia and Japan after 8.8 earthquake
Widespread tsunami warnings have been issued after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake—the sixth strongest ever recorded—struck off eastern Russia, triggering mass evacuations across multiple countries. One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded - a magnitude 8.8 - has struck off the eastern coast of Russia, triggering tsunami warnings and evacuations across the Pacific region. The powerful quake struck at 8:25am local time (Japan), approximately 74 miles southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the Kamchatka Peninsula, reports the Mirror. Four-metre-high tsunami waves slammed into Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, causing significant flooding and infrastructure damage. Videos circulating online show water rushing through streets, destroying industrial structures and sweeping away debris. A state of emergency has been declared in Kamchatka, with officials confirming several injuries and property damage, including a nursery. Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov described it as 'the most serious earthquake in decades.' Russian scientists say it's the most powerful quake to strike the region since 1952. The US Geological Survey upgraded the quake's magnitude from an initial 8.0 to 8.8, placing it among the six most powerful earthquakes on record. Multiple strong aftershocks, some reaching 6.9 magnitude, have been reported. Japan: Evacuations cross the coast In Japan, nearly two million people in more than 220 municipalities have been advised to evacuate from coastal areas. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported tsunamis reaching up to two feet at locations including Hamanaka in Hokkaido and Kuji in Iwate. A 20-centimetre wave was also detected in Tokyo Bay. A woman in her 60s suffered minor injuries while trying to evacuate in Hokkaido. Officials warn additional tsunami waves could continue for at least a day. 'Do not return to the coast until the all-clear is given,' said Shiji Kiyomoto, a senior JMA official. Hawaii braces for potential impact Hawaii Governor Josh Green said data from Midway Atoll showed tsunami waves of up to six feet (1.8 meters). He warned that even waves of this size could move vehicles, fences, or dislodge trees, posing deadly risks to anyone near the coast. Black Hawk helicopters and high-water rescue vehicles have been placed on standby. 'Don't underestimate the force of these waves,' Governor Green said. 'They can kill.' California: Sirens sound in Crescent City Crescent City in Northern California activated tsunami sirens, urging residents to stay away from the water. A tsunami is expected to reach the area around 11:55pm local time. The city, which lost 11 people to a tsunami in 1964, remains under high alert. 'This will NOT be a single wave,' the National Weather Service posted on social media. 'Do NOT go to the coast to take photos.' Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. Other Regions on Alert Vancouver Island, Canada: A tsunami under 30cm is forecast, with authorities urging residents to steer clear of marinas, beaches, and low-lying coastal areas. China: A tsunami alert was issued for Shanghai and Zhejiang provinces, with waves forecast between 0.3 to 1 metre. Typhoon CoMay is also expected to make landfall in the area this week. Mexico: Mexico's Navy expects waves up to 3.3 feet to strike the Pacific coast, from Ensenada to Chiapas, by early Wednesday morning. Beaches remain off-limits. New Zealand: Officials warned of 'strong and unusual currents' and unpredictable surges around the coastline, though no evacuations have been ordered. Pacific Islands: Island nations including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and the Solomon Islands urged people to stay away from beaches and prepare for possible surges. Many of these low-lying nations remain particularly vulnerable. Authorities across the Pacific Rim are continuing to monitor the situation, urging caution as tsunami waves and aftershocks remain a threat.
Daily Mirror
30-07-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mirror
Tsunami warning: Horror moment waves from 8.8 magnitude quake smash Japan
Footage shows large waves crashing against the coast in Kanagawa and Chiba in eastern Japan with the country having issued tsunami warnings and two million people have been evacuated Huge waves generated by a monster tsunami crashed against the coast in eastern Japan as two million people have been told to evacuate. A tsunami hit coastal areas of Russia 's Kuril Islands and Japan's large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early today. Warnings are also in place for Alaska, Hawaii and other coasts south toward New Zealand. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said a tsunami as high as two feet had been detected as the waves moved south along the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Tokyo Bay. Officials urged caution, saying that bigger waves could come later. Damage and evacuations were reported in the Russian regions nearest the quake's epicenter on the Kamchatka Peninsula. And footage from Kanagawa and Chiba in eastern Japan shows large waves crashing onto beaches with action plans now put in place in case coastal areas are flooded. Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said nearly two million residents are now under evacuation advisories in more than 220 municipalities along the Pacific coast as of midday Wednesday. It added that one person was slightly injured on the northern island of Hokkaido when a woman in her 60s fell while rushing to evacuate. She was taken to a hospital. Shiji Kiyomoto, a JMA earthquake and tsunami response official, said second or third tsunami waves of tsunami had arrived. Kiyomoto did not say when tsunami alerts would be lifted, and said high waves may last for at least a day, urging residents to stay at safe places. Japan has suspended the operation of nuclear plants along the Pacific coasts amid concerns about a repeat of the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Authorities fear for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant which is still a site of international scrutiny more than a decade later. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), which operates the facility, confirmed that around 4,000 workers had taken shelter on higher ground. In the 2011 disaster, a series of waves, some as high as 14 metres, overwhelmed coastal defences and knocked out backup generators at Fukushima. That failure triggered a triple reactor meltdown, hydrogen explosions, and a mass release of radiation into the air and sea. Tsunamis are waves triggered by earthquakes, underwater volcanic eruptions and submarine landslides. After an underwater earthquake, the seafloor rises and drops, which lifts water up and down. The energy from this pushes sea water that transfers to waves. Many people think of tsunamis as one wave. But they are typically multiple waves that rush ashore like a fast-rising tide. Some tsunamis are small and don't cause damage. Others can cause massive destruction. In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, causing waves that leveled remote villages, ports and tourist resorts along the Indian Ocean across Southeast and South Asia.
New Indian Express
30-07-2025
- Climate
- New Indian Express
Tsunami triggered by massive 8.8 quake hits Russia, Japan, Hawaii and Alaska; Pacific coast on alert
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East early on Wednesday, causing tsunamis over four feet across the Pacific coast and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan. People were advised to move to higher ground around much of the Pacific coast and warned that the potential tsunami danger may last for more than a day. Most places where tsunami waves have already washed ashore have reported no significant damage so far. A tsunami 1.3 metres (4.3 feet) high reached a port in Japan's northern Iwate prefecture at 1:52 pm (0452 GMT), Japan's weather agency said. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) kept its tsunami alerts that waves of up to three metres (9.8 feet) were expected along Japan's Pacific coast, after a magnitude-8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. But higher waves were still arriving, said Shiji Kiyomoto, an earthquake and tsunami response official at JMA. A tsunami of 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) was detected at the Ishinomaki port in northern Japan, according to JMA. White waves washed up to the shoreline on Japan's Hokkaido in the north and Ibaraki and Chiba, just northeast of Tokyo, in footage aired on Japan's NHK public television. Tsunami waves over five feet were reported in Kahului, on the north-central coast of Maui, while four-foot waves struck Haleiwa on Oahu's north shore, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Waves less than a foot (under 30 centimeters) above tide levels were observed in the Alaskan communities of Amchitka and Adak, said Dave Snider, tsunami warning coordinator with the National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska.
New Indian Express
30-07-2025
- Climate
- New Indian Express
Massive 8.8 quake triggers tsunami across Russia, Japan, Hawaii and Alaska; Pacific coast on alert
One of the world's strongest earthquakes struck Russia's Far East early on Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that caused small tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and prompted warnings for Hawaii, North and Central America and Pacific islands south toward New Zealand. Ports on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia near the quake's epicenter flooded as residents fled inland. Cars jammed streets and highways in Honolulu hours before tsunami waves were expected. People were advised to move to higher ground around much of the Pacific coast and warned that the potential tsunami danger may last for more than a day. Most places where tsunami waves have already washed ashore have reported no significant damage so far. A tsunami 1.3 metres (4.3 feet) high reached a port in Japan's northern Iwate prefecture at 1:52 pm (0452 GMT), Japan's weather agency said. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) kept its tsunami alerts that waves of up to three metres (9.8 feet) were expected along Japan's Pacific coast, after a magnitude-8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. But higher waves were still arriving, said Shiji Kiyomoto, an earthquake and tsunami response official at JMA. A tsunami of 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) was detected at the Ishinomaki port in northern Japan, according to JMA. White waves washed up to the shoreline on Japan's Hokkaido in the north and Ibaraki and Chiba, just northeast of Tokyo, in footage aired on Japan's NHK public television. Tsunami waves over five feet were reported in Kahului, on the north-central coast of Maui, while four-foot waves struck Haleiwa on Oahu's north shore, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Waves less than a foot (under 30 centimeters) above tide levels were observed in the Alaskan communities of Amchitka and Adak, said Dave Snider, tsunami warning coordinator with the National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska. Russian authorities said a tsunami hit and flooded the port town of Severo-Kurilsk, while local media said one of between three and four metres high was recorded in the Elizovsky district of Kamchatka. A video posted on Russian social media showed buildings in the town submerged in seawater. Authorities said the population of around 2,000 people was evacuated. Several people were injured in Russia by the quake, state media reported, but none seriously.
News18
30-07-2025
- News18
Russia's Earthquake Epicentre Kamchatka Is In Pacific Ring Of Fire: Why That Makes It More Dangerous
The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity (earthquakes) around edges of Pacific Ocean. The quake was strongest to hit Kamchatka Peninsula since 1952 One of the world's strongest earthquakes struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that caused small tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and prompted warnings for Hawaii, North and Central America and Pacific islands south toward New Zealand. Ports on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia near the quake's epicentre flooded as residents fled inland. Cars jammed streets and highways in Honolulu hours before tsunami waves were expected. Waves less than a foot above tide levels were observed in the Alaskan communities of Amchitka and Adak, said Dave Snider, tsunami warning coordinator with the National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska. White waves washed up to the shoreline on Japan's Hokkaido in the north and Ibaraki and Chiba, just northeast of Tokyo, in footage aired on Japan's NHK public television. A tsunami of 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) was detected at the Ishinomaki port in northern Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. That was the highest measurement so far among several locations around northern Japan. But higher waves were still arriving, said Shiji Kiyomoto, an earthquake and tsunami response official at JMA. What is it? Strongest earthquake at Kamchatka Peninsula since 1952 The quake was the strongest to hit this area on the Kamchatka Peninsula since 1952, according to the local branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The 9.0 quake on November 4, 1952, in Kamchatka caused damage but no reported deaths despite setting off 9.1-meter (30-foot) waves in Hawaii. They said that while the situation 'was under control" there was a risk of aftershocks, which could last for up to a month and warned against visiting certain coastal areas. Earlier in July, five powerful quakes — the largest with a magnitude of 7.4 — struck in the sea near Kamchatka. The largest quake was at a depth of 20 kilometers and was 144 kilometers east of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Most of the active volcanoes on the Ring of Fire are present in the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, the islands of Japan and Southeast Asia, and New Zealand. Kamchatka Peninsula is part of Pacific Ring of Fire: Where is it? According to the National Geographic, the Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean. Roughly 90 percent of all earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire, and the ring is dotted with 75 percent of all active volcanoes on Earth. The National Geographic states the Ring of Fire isn't quite a circular ring. It is shaped more like a 40,000-kilometer (25,000-mile) horseshoe. A string of 452 volcanoes stretches from the southern tip of South America, up along the coast of North America, across the Bering Strait, down through Japan, and into New Zealand. Several active and dormant volcanoes in Antarctica, however, 'close" the ring. Kamchatka Peninsula is part of Pacific Ring of Fire: Why is it dangerous? The Ring of Fire is the result of plate tectonics. Tectonic plates are huge slabs of Earth's crust, which fit together like pieces of a puzzle. The plates are not fixed but are constantly moving atop a layer of solid and molten rock called the mantle. Sometimes these plates collide, move apart, or slide next to each other. Most tectonic activity in the Ring of Fire occurs in these geologically active zones, according to the National Geographic. 'If you were to drain the water out of the Pacific Ocean, you would see a series of deep ocean trenches that run parallel to corresponding volcanic arcs along the Ring of Fire. These arcs create both islands and continental mountain ranges," it states. Volcanoes are formed along this ring when one plate crashes under another into the mantle – a process called subduction. 'What's special about the Ring of Fire is that multiple oceanic plates in the Pacific have subduction boundaries there," Loÿc Vanderkluysen, a volcanologist at Drexel University in Philadelphia, told Live Science. The movement of tectonic plates also leads to earthquakes. When one plate is shoved beneath the other, 'there's lots of kicking and screaming as the plates grind against one another. And so that's where the biggest earthquakes on our planet take place," Jeffrey Karson, a professor emeritus of tectonics at Syracuse University in New York, was quoted as saying by Live Science. Massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake hits Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggering widespread tsunami warnings for Russia, Japan and US West coast. Residents evacuated from coastlines #Tsunamiwarning #tsunamialert #earthquake #earthquakerussia #KamchatkaPeninsula — News18 (@CNNnews18) July 30, 2025 How much damage did the earthquake cause? The quake at 8:25 am Japan time had a preliminary magnitude of 8.0, Japan and US seismologists said. The U.S. Geological Survey later updated its measurement to 8.8 magnitude and the USGS said the quake occurred at a depth of 20.7 kilometers. The quake was centered about 119 kilometers east-southeast from the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which has a population of 180,000, on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Multiple aftershocks as strong as 6.9 magnitude followed. The first tsunami wave hit the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk, the main settlement on Russia's Kuril Islands in the Pacific, according to the local governor Valery Limarenko. He said residents were safe and staying on high ground until the threat of a repeat wave was gone. top videos View all The quake caused damage to buildings and cars swayed in the streets in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which also had power outages and mobile phone service failures. Russian news agencies quoting the regional Health Ministry saying several people sought medical help in Kamchatka after the earthquake, but no serious injuries were reported. With inputs from AP, agencies About the Author Manjiri Joshi At the news desk for 17 years, the story of her life has revolved around finding pun, facts while reporting, on radio, heading a daily newspaper desk, teaching mass media students to now editing special copies ...Read More Get Latest Updates on Movies, Breaking News On India, World, Live Cricket Scores, And Stock Market Updates. 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