8.8 Earthquake in Russia triggers tsunami in Japan
A tsunami hit Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island Hokkaido’s coastal regions on the banks of Russia in the early hours of Wednesday after a powerful, 8.8-black earthquake. (AP through NTV)
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Tsunami waves arrived on the east coast of Japan on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake on the east coast of Russia.
The 8.8 magnitude earthquake gave rise to a tsunami fears in most parts of the Pacific Ocean Basin, including Hawaii, Southern Alaska, the entire American western coast and the coast of British Columbia.
The tsunami warning is effective for Hawaii and parts of Alaska and US West Coast, while according to Fox Weather, British Columbia is subject to a tsunami advisor after the Earthquake of Petropavavalovsk, Russia.
Several people were injured in the remote Russian region of the Doodle Peninsula, while most of Japan’s Eastern Seboards were ordered to be evacuated.
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People look at the coast area from high ground after issuing withdrawal alert following a major earthquake after a major earthquake in Russia’s Russian Dastics Peninsula, which laid down a tsunami warning on Yatsukura Beach on July 30, 2025 in Japan’s Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. (Reuters)
“Today’s earthquake was serious and the strongest in decades of decades,” said in a video posted on Telegram by Dakchataka village Vladimir Soladow.
According to emergency situation Sergei Lebedev for emergency situations, a tsunami was recorded in some parts of the doodle with a height of 10–13 feet.
After the earthquake, many people provided medical assistance, Oleg Melnikov, Regional Health Minister, a Russian -owned news agency TASS.
Mennikov said, “Unfortunately, some people were injured during the seismic incident. Some were hurt while running out, and a patient jumped out of a window. A woman was also injured inside the new airport terminal.”
“All patients are currently in satisfactory conditions, and have not suffered any serious injuries so far,” he said.
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Services said that the port in Sakhalin city of Severo-Kurilsk and a fish processing plant in the area was partially flooded by a tsunami. The people of the area have been evacuated.
A kindergarten damaged by the earthquake is seen in Petropavalovsk-Kampatski, Kamachatka Kra, Russia, 30 July, 2025. (Reuters)
The ministry said that a kindergarten was also damaged, but most of the buildings left behind the earthquake and no fatal.
The Japanese Meteorological Agency said it expected tsunami waves up to 10 feet to reach large coastal areas.
The tsunami alarm seemed to be in coastal cities of the Pacific coast of Japan, as the authorities urged people to find high land.
According to the footage on the Public Broadcaster NHK, many people were seen on the roof of a building on the northern island of Hokkaido, which takes refuge under the tent from the beating sun, as according to the footage on the public broadcaster NHK, the fishing boats were removed from the port to avoid possible damage from the waves.
Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said that there has been no injury or damage so far.
The US tsunami warning system stated that waves of over 10 feet were possible with some coasts of Russia and Ecuador, while three to 10 feet waves were possible in Japan, Hawaii, Chile and Solomon Islands. Small waves with beaches were possible in most parts of Pacific, including the US West Coast.
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Local people vacated high land in their cars after Japan’s leading earthquake following a major earthquake in Japan’s Kamchatka Peninsula, which triggered a tsunami warning in Kushiro, Hokkaido on 30 July 2025. (Through Kyo/Reuters)
US President Donald Trump wrote on social media, “Due to the massive earthquake in the Pacific Ocean, a tsunami warning is effective for those living in aerial.” “A tsunami clock is effective for Alaska and the Pacific Coast of the United States. Japan is also on the way.”
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Hawaii ordered withdrawal from some coastal areas. Residents of low-fledged areas were urged to go to either high land or to the fourth floor of a building.
“People need to be emptied, it is very clear,” air village. Josh Green said in a video posted to X.
“Take action! The disastrous tsunami waves were expected,” Honolulu emergency management department wrote on X.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Reuters contributed to this report.
