8.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Russia, Tsunami Warning Issued

Damage and evacuation were reported in the Russian regions closest to the central base on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Hawaii, Chile, Japan and Solomon Islands in some coastal regions of the tidal level is possible on 1 to 3 meters (meters) waves are possible, he said. In some coastal areas of Russia and Ecuador, more than 3 meters (yard) waves were possible.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency has released a tsunami warning for the Pacific coast of Japan and said that the waves up to 3 meters (YARDA) can come to the northern Japanese shores half an hour after the warning.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that a tsunami was produced by the earthquake that could cause damage to all Hawai Islands coastline.

The warning said, urgently, urgent action should be taken to protect their lives and properties, ”he said. The first waves were expected around 19.00 at around 19.00 on Tuesday.

Japan and US seismologists, 08:25, the earth’s time of Japan has a front size of 8.0, he said. Japan and the US Geological Survey later updated its measurements to 8.7 magnitude, and USGS said the earthquake took place at a depth of 19.3 kilometers (12 miles).

The earthquake was about 250 kilometers (160 miles) from Hokkaido (160 miles), located north of the four largest islands of Japan, and was only a little felt compared to Japan’s NHK television.

Russian TASS News Agency, the central base Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky near the largest city of many people entered the street without shoes or outerwear reported. Cabinets were toppled in the houses, the mirrors were broken, cars swayed on the street, and the balconies in the buildings were remarkable.

TASS also reported power outages and mobile phone service failures in the capital of the Kamchatka region.

Tels also quoted a local Russian official for saying that the residents of Sakhalin were evacuated and that emergency services were working at full capacity.

The Alaska -based National Tsunami Warning Center released a tsunami warning for a part of the Alautian Islands, and a clock for the West coast, including California, Oregon and Washington and Hawaii.

The advisor also includes a large area of Alaska’s coastline, including Panhandle sections.

In the early July, five powerful earthquakes with 7.4 magnitude at the sea near Kamchatka – the largest. The largest earthquake was 20 kilometers deep and was 144 kilometers (89 miles) of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which had a population of 180,000.

On November 4, 1952, a 9.0 -magnitude earthquake in Kamchatka caused deaths, despite the arranging 9.1 meter (30 -meter) waves in Hawaii.