Tsunami warnings issued for the US, Russia, and Japan following 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s eastern coast

Tsunami warnings issued for the US, Russia, and Japan following 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s eastern coast

This image, taken from a video released by the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, shows the aftermath of a tsunami hitting the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk at Paramushir island of the Kuril Islands, Russia, on Wednesday

Tsunami warnings have been triggered following a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia’s eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred 136 kilometers (84 miles) east of Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky, a coastal city in Russia’s far east.
Japan’s meteorological agency issued a tsunami advisory for much of its eastern coastline, cautioning that waves could reach up to 3 meters (9.8 feet) in height.

Tsunami alerts were also extended to Taiwan, the Philippines, Hawaii, and Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, along with advisories for large portions of the U.S. West Coast.

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