A powerful earthquake of 8.8 points off the coast of Kamchatka, the threat of tsunami (video)

On the night of July 30, 2025, the most powerful earthquake has occurred in the Far East since 1952 according to the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The warning about the tsunami is declared in Russia, Japan and the USA.

The strength of the shocks was 8.8 points on the Richter scale According to the US Geological Service. The epicenter of the earthquake is 136 kilometers from the east coast of Kamchatka, the depth of the hearth is estimated at 19.3 km.

Warning about the tsunami announced for Aleutian islands in Alaska and Hawaiian Islands of the United States. In Hawaii, the authorities are evacuated by some areas, reports Reuters. The inhabitants of Gonolulu were called to leave part of the city or climb the fourth floor of the building.

Tsunami warning is valid for coastal regions of Japan. The country’s meteorological agency warned of possible waves up to one meter high. In the east of the country, part of the railway flights was suspended.

As a result of the waves rising after an earthquake The port in North-Kurilsk turned out to be partially floodedThe press service of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation reports. In Kamchatka, a part of the facade in the kindergarten in the regional center fell on Kamchatka because of the earthquake – no one was injured. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka Tsunami does not threatensaid the Minister of Emergencies of the Kamchatka Territory Sergey Lebedev.

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