LIVE: Massive Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert in Hawaii, Japan, Russia | Evacuation Begins- N18L
#JapanEarthquake #TsunamiWarningJapan #EarthquakeinJapan A massive earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered urgent tsunami warnings across the Pacific, placing Hawaii, Japan, and parts of Russia on high alert. Beaches are being cleared, emergency services are on standby, and sirens are blaring as authorities urge coastal residents to move to higher ground.
We bring you LIVE visuals from affected zones, including the beaches of Hawaii, where evacuation protocols are now in full swing. Experts warn that the impact could ripple across multiple countries if seismic activity continues.
Stay with us for minute-by-minute updates, ground reports, expert commentary, tsunami trajectory visuals, and government advisories as the situation unfolds in real time.
00:00Warnings include Alaska, Hawaii, and the entire U.S. West Coast.
00:05We are learning that the first tsunami waves have already been detected in parts of Russia and also Japan.
00:10Now, this is the strongest quake on the planet since 2011,
00:14when a 9.0 magnitude tremor hit northeast Japan and triggered a devastating tsunami.
00:21CNN's Ivan Watson is live for us now in Hong Kong.
00:24Ivan, what can you tell us?
00:25Well, Abby, it's been about three and a half hours since this massive earthquake struck
00:31off the eastern coast of Russia's Kamchatka region.
00:36And as you pointed out, 8.8 magnitude, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever.
00:42And it has sent a chain of tsunami warnings and advisories across and around the Pacific.
00:50The Russian regions of Kamchatka and the Sakhalin Islands, there have been orders to evacuate.
00:57The first wave has believed to have hit parts of Kamchatka at a height of around three to four meters,
01:06though so far officials there say the damage is minimal.
01:10But there are also warnings and advisories going out to Tokyo, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan and U.S. territories
01:18like the island of Guam and the Mariana Islands and Hawaii and, of course, the west coast of the U.S. as well.
01:26We have reports of an initial wave that hit parts of Japan only about 30 centimeters high.
01:32But the authorities there aren't taking any chances.
01:35They're ordering evacuations for people to go to higher ground.
01:38And then the warnings of the estimated arrival time of possible tsunamis to areas like Alaska
01:46and the west coast of the U.S., the mainland, that is still several hours away.
01:52But the advisories are in effect right now.
01:56So authorities are taking this very, very seriously.
01:58Abby.
01:59As they should.
02:00It could be potentially a very dangerous situation.
02:03Ivan Watson, please keep us posted as this unfolds throughout the night.
02:06Thank you very much for that report.
02:09We're following the breaking news of a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake
02:14triggering tsunami alerts for Japan and Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. west coast.
02:21CNN's Ivan Watson joins me from Hong Kong.
02:24Ivan, we've seen the images of the waves impacting a town on Russia's far east coast.
02:29But initial waves in Japan, thankfully, are lower than expected.
02:33But where do things stand right now and what is expected from here?
02:39Right.
02:39Well, everybody's watching this very closely and taking it very seriously.
02:43The initial impact from this earthquake just about four hours ago exactly,
02:48you had some buildings damaged in this sparsely populated region of eastern Russia,
02:54the Kamchatka region.
02:54And then we see images in social media of flooding, of tsunamis coming in and impacting coastal areas there.
03:03Japan has issued some evacuations and ordered residents to go to seek higher ground in some regions.
03:12And the initial estimates of a tsunami were they arrived as less than expected, only about a foot high wave.
03:20But there aren't taking any chances.
03:21In 2011, there was a 9.1 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 22,000 people in Japan
03:29due to the tsunami and the ensuing nuclear Fukushima reactor disaster.
03:34The entire Pacific Rim, there are tsunami warnings from Indonesia to the Philippines to Ecuador and Chile
03:42and, of course, to the U.S. territories of Guam, Hawaii, where there are some evacuation orders,
03:49and then Alaska and northern California and Oregon and Washington.
03:54There, we are estimating that the arrival time of possible tsunamis are still at least an hour away.
04:01But this is something that authorities are taking very, very seriously.
04:05This was the sixth most powerful earthquake ever recorded, 8.8 magnitude.
04:10Laura?
04:11Ivan Watson, thank you so much. Keep us posted.
04:14Breaking news tonight.
04:15Tsunami alerts for the entire U.S. West Coast after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off of Russia's East Coast.
04:23Those warnings include Alaska, Hawaii, and the entire U.S. West Coast.
04:29We are learning that the first tsunami waves have already been detected in parts of Russia and also Japan.
04:34Now, this is the strongest quake on the planet since 2011, when a 9.0 magnitude tremor hit northeast Japan and triggered a devastating tsunami.
04:45CNN's Ivan Watson is live for us now in Hong Kong.
04:48Ivan, what can you tell us?
04:49Well, Abiy, it's been about three and a half hours since this massive earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia's Kamchatka region.
05:00And as you pointed out, 8.8 magnitude, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever.
05:06And it has sent a chain of tsunami warnings and advisories across and around the Pacific.
05:14The Russian regions of Kamchatka and the Sakhalin Islands, there have been orders to evacuate.
05:21The first wave has believed to have hit parts of Kamchatka at a height of around three to four meters,
05:29though so far officials there say the damage is minimal.
05:34But there are also warnings and advisories going out to Tokyo, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan,
05:41and U.S. territories like the island of Guam and the Mariana Islands and Hawaii and, of course, the west coast of the U.S.
05:59Of the estimated arrival time of possible tsunamis to areas like Alaska and the west coast of the U.S., the mainland,
06:13that is still several hours away.
06:16But the advisories are in effect right now.
06:19So authorities are taking this very, very seriously.
06:22Abiy.
06:23As they should.
06:24It could be potentially a very dangerous situation.
06:27Ivan Watson, please keep us posted as this unfolds throughout the night.
06:31Thank you very much for that report.
06:33We're following the breaking news of a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake triggering tsunami alerts for Japan and Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. west coast.
06:45CNN's Ivan Watson joins me from Hong Kong.
06:48Ivan, we've seen the images of the waves impacting a town on Russia's far east coast,
06:53but initial waves in Japan, thankfully, are lower than expected.
06:58But where do things stand right now and what is expected from here?
07:03Right.
07:03Well, everybody's watching this very closely and taking it very seriously.
07:07The initial impact from this earthquake, just about four hours ago exactly,
07:12you had some buildings damaged in this sparsely populated region of eastern Russia, the Kamchatka region.
07:19And then we see images in social media of flooding, of tsunamis coming in and impacting coastal areas there.
07:27Japan has issued some evacuations and ordered residents to go to seek higher ground in some regions.
07:35And the initial estimates of a tsunami were, they arrived as less than expected, only about a foot high wave.
07:44But there aren't taking any chances.
07:46In 2011, there was a 9.1 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 22,000 people in Japan
07:53due to the tsunami and the ensuing nuclear Fukushima reactor disaster.
07:58The entire Pacific Rim, there are tsunami warnings from Indonesia to the Philippines to Ecuador and Chile
08:06and, of course, to the U.S. territories of Guam, Hawaii, where there are some evacuation orders,
08:13and then Alaska and Northern California and Oregon and Washington.
08:18There, we are estimating that the arrival time of possible tsunamis are still at least an hour away,
08:25but this is something that authorities are taking very, very seriously.
08:29This was the sixth most powerful earthquake ever recorded, 8.8 magnitude.
08:35Laura?
08:35Ivan Watson, thank you so much. Keep us posted.
08:38Breaking news tonight.
08:39Tsunami alerts for the entire U.S. West Coast after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off of Russia's East Coast.
08:47Those warnings include Alaska, Hawaii, and the entire U.S. West Coast.
08:52We are learning that the first tsunami waves have already been detected in parts of Russia and also Japan.
08:58Now, this is the strongest quake on the planet since 2011 when a 9.0 magnitude tremor hit northeast Japan
09:06and triggered a devastating tsunami.
09:09CNN's Ivan Watson is live for us now in Hong Kong.
09:12Ivan, what can you tell us?
09:13Well, Abby, it's been about three and a half hours since this massive earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia's Kamchatka region.
09:24And as you pointed out, 8.8 magnitude, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever.
09:30And it has sent a chain of tsunami warnings and advisories across and around the Pacific.
09:38The Russian regions of Kamchatka and the Sakhalin Islands, there have been orders to evacuate.
09:45The first wave has believed to have hit parts of Kamchatka at a height of around three to four meters,
09:54though so far officials there say the damage is minimal.
09:58But there are also warnings and advisories going out to Tokyo, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan and U.S. territories
10:06like the island of Guam and the Mariana Islands and Hawaii and, of course, the west coast of the U.S. as well.
10:14We have reports of an initial wave that hit parts of Japan only about 30 centimeters high.
10:20But the authorities there aren't taking any chances.
10:23They're ordering evacuations for people to go to higher ground.
10:27And then the warnings of the estimated arrival time of possible tsunamis to areas like Alaska and the west coast of the U.S., the mainland,
10:38that is still several hours away.
10:40But the advisories are in effect right now.
10:44So authorities are taking this very, very seriously.
10:47Abby.
10:47As they should.
10:48It could be potentially a very dangerous situation.
10:51Ivan Watson, please keep us posted as this unfolds throughout the night.
10:55Thank you very much for that report.
10:57We're following the breaking news of a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake triggering tsunami alerts
11:04for Japan and Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. west coast.
11:09CNN's Ivan Watson joins me from Hong Kong.
11:12Ivan, we've seen the images of the waves impacting a town on Russia's far east coast.
11:18But initial waves in Japan, thankfully, are lower than expected.
11:22But where do things stand right now and what is expected from here?
11:27Right.
11:27Well, everybody's watching this very closely and taking it very seriously.
11:31The initial impact from this earthquake just about four hours ago exactly, you had some buildings
11:38damaged in the sparsely populated region of eastern Russia, the Kamchatka region.
11:43And then we see images in social media of flooding, of tsunamis coming in and impacting coastal areas.
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