Massive 8.8 earthquake in eastern Russia triggers tsunami warnings across Pacific

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Massive 8.8 earthquake in eastern Russia triggers tsunami warnings across Pacific  A powerful quake, with its epicentre in the Kamchatka region, triggered tsunami warnings in Japan, Alaska and Hawaii.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/30/a-magnitude-88-earthquake-struck-eastern-russia-tsunami-warning-in-alaska  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00A tsunami hit parts of Russia's Kural Islands in Japan's Hokkaido after a powerful 8.8 magnitude

00:09earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early on Wednesday.

00:16Damage and evacuations were reported in the Russian regions nearest to the quake's epicenter.

00:22Tsunami warnings are also in place for other islands in the region,

00:25as well as for Alaska, Hawaii, Ecuador and the United States' west coast.

00:32The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned for waves of 1 to 3 meters,

00:37and countries and islands including Hawaii and Japan have issued evacuation orders.

00:42New Zealand, the Philippines and the west coast of Canada are also on alert.

00:47The earthquake's epicenter was just off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east.

00:53It was the strongest to hit the region since the 1950s.

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