A powerful 8.7-magnitude earthquake has struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a tsunami.
The Peninsula experienced a tsunami with waves up to four metres (13 feet) high, causing building damage and prompting evacuations, according to officials.
Tsunami warnings have been issued for Japan, Hawaii, and parts of Alaska.
In Hawaii, the Department of Emergency Management has advised the evacuation of some coastal areas, warning of potentially destructive tsunami waves.
Governor of Kamchatka, Vladimir Solodov, described the earthquake as serious and the most intense in recent decades.
Tass news agency reported from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky that many people fled to the streets, with items falling from homes and buildings shaking noticeably.
There were power outages and disruptions to mobile phone services in the Kamchatka region’s capital.
Japan issued a tsunami warning, anticipating waves up to three metres (10 feet) in coastal areas along the Pacific Ocean and ordered evacuations in some regions.
The National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska issued a warning for the Aleutian Islands, and a tsunami watch was in place for parts of the U.S. West Coast, including California, Oregon, and Washington.
The earthquake, at a shallow depth of 19.3 km (12 miles), struck approximately 125 km (80 miles) east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the magnitude as 8.0, later revising it upwards.
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The Peninsula experienced a tsunami with waves up to four metres (13 feet) high, causing building damage and prompting evacuations, according to officials.
Tsunami warnings have been issued for Japan, Hawaii, and parts of Alaska.
In Hawaii, the Department of Emergency Management has advised the evacuation of some coastal areas, warning of potentially destructive tsunami waves.
Governor of Kamchatka, Vladimir Solodov, described the earthquake as serious and the most intense in recent decades.
Tass news agency reported from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky that many people fled to the streets, with items falling from homes and buildings shaking noticeably.
There were power outages and disruptions to mobile phone services in the Kamchatka region’s capital.
Japan issued a tsunami warning, anticipating waves up to three metres (10 feet) in coastal areas along the Pacific Ocean and ordered evacuations in some regions.
The National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska issued a warning for the Aleutian Islands, and a tsunami watch was in place for parts of the U.S. West Coast, including California, Oregon, and Washington.
The earthquake, at a shallow depth of 19.3 km (12 miles), struck approximately 125 km (80 miles) east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the magnitude as 8.0, later revising it upwards.
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