An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering tsunami alerts across the northern Pacific
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake, followed by powerful aftershocks, struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia on Wednesday, triggering tsunami alerts across several coastal regions in the Pacific.
The quake, which occurred around 11:30am local time approximately 136km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, was the strongest in the area since 1952, according to the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The first tsunami waves have hit Severo-Kurilsk in the northern Kuril Islands, with eyewitnesses saying a fish processing plant was washed away. The local port was also flooded, tearing ships from their moorings and sweeping them into the strait. A 3-4-meter wave was recorded in Kamchatkaβs Elizovsky district, Emergency Situations Minister Sergey Lebedev said. He urged people to stay away from the coast.
NOW – Tsunami waves hit Russian coast along Severo-Kurilsk. pic.twitter.com/1cxuFHohVL
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JUST IN – Japan issues tsunami warning and evacuation orders for coastal regions, Japanese Meteorological Agency. pic.twitter.com/rdf70JB8Ll
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