00:00And strong earthquake hit Russia, Japan, Ecuador, and many parts of the region.
00:05Easter and Galapagos Islands evacuate coastal areas as tsunami warnings rattle Pacific.
00:11Authorities ordered evacuations on Pacific Islands of Ecuador and Chile.
00:16Warnings downgraded elsewhere after 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia coast.
00:21What are the strongest earthquakes ever recorded?
00:24How have you been affected by the tsunami across the Pacific?
00:28Authorities ordered evacuations on Ecuador and Chile's Pacific Islands on Wednesday
00:32after the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake-triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean.
00:39Residents and tourists on Chile's Easter Island, located some 3,700 kilometers,
00:452,300 miles off South America's western coast,
00:49evacuated to a church on higher ground while evacuations began along the mainland's Pacific coast.
00:56In Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, some 970 kilometers, 600 miles west of the mainland,
01:03the government ordered that people living in vulnerable coastal areas
01:06make their way to safe zones established by the country's Emergency Management Agency.
01:12Tsunami alerts remain in effect in coastal parts of Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia,
01:17and for Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu following the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia's far eastern coast,
01:27one of the strongest ever recorded, on Wednesday.
01:30Most earlier warnings were lifted or downgraded in most other parts of the world as the day went on,
01:35including for Japan, the U.S., Russia, the Philippines, and others,
01:40after the impact of the water surges was less than initially feared.
01:45Authorities ordered evacuations from vulnerable coastal areas to safe zones on Ecuador and Chile's Pacific Islands on Wednesday,
01:52after the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake-triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean.
01:59Waves recently begun to hit Ecuador's Galapagos Islands,
02:02with heights of about 1 meter and 0.4 meters were reportedly recorded in the islands of Baltra and Santa Cruz.
02:10Residents and tourists on Chile's Easter Island evacuated to a church on higher ground,
02:15while evacuations began along the mainland's Pacific coast.
02:19Chile also evacuated five prisons due to their location at low elevations.
02:25Meanwhile, in French Polynesia,
02:26local authorities lifted the tsunami alert in the remote Marquesas Islands on Wednesday.
02:32They said people could return to their homes, but should remain cautious.
02:37Tsunami waves had begun hitting early in the day, but were smaller than initially feared, authorities said.
02:43In the U.S., major flooding had been avoided in the northern California beach community of Crescent City
02:48that experienced the highest tsunami waves on the west coast, around 8 feet tall.
02:53The city manager, Eric Weir, said.
02:57It was a long night for all of us, he said.
03:00We were fortunate this time.
03:02Chaos and tension are in all affected areas.
03:05All government are trying to save peoples and rescue them.
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