Russian earthquake triggers Japan, US, Hawaii, Philippines, Indonesia warnings after 8.8 magnitude tremor in nation’s Kamchatka region
Tsunami Warning Live Updates: The most powerful earthquake recorded since 2011 to the Kamchatka region of Russia; Tsunami warnings for Japan, USA West Coast, Hawaii, Philippines and Indonesia
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What we know so far
- The earthquake of 8.8 hit Russia’s East Kamchatka Peninsula at 9.25.
- US geological research, 19.3 km in a depth of shallow, he said. He revised the size of an earlier 8.0 and shortly later he showed a strong way to 6.9 magnitude.
People take refuge in a temporary evacuation area in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Northern Japan.Credit: AP
- An official was recorded in some parts of Kamchatka with a height of three to four meters. Japan, Hokkaido’s first tsunami wave of about 30 centimeters on the eastern coast of Nemuro said.
- Evacuation, tsunami warnings and clocks were released in Pacific, including Russia, Japan, the US West Coast and Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines and Indonesia.
- Since 1952, when the 9.0 earthquake in Kamchatka caused damage and triggered 9.1 meters waves in Hawaii, the most powerful earthquake in the region, but there was no reported death.
In pictures: 8.8 magnitude earthquake for tsunami Japan parenthesis
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People take refuge in the roof of a fire department in the town of Mukawa, Hokkaido, Northern Japan after a strong earthquake in the Far East of Russia.Credit: AP
Passers -by, follow a tsunami warning television broadcast for most coastal Japan after 8.8 magnitude earthquake.Credit: AFP
A deserted Zaimokuza Beach in Kamakura, Japan, caused by a tsunami warning.Credit: Yomiuri shimbun via AFP
People who evacuated to the mountain of Hiyoriyama are looking towards the sea in Ishinoma of Northern Japan.Credit: AP
Passengers are standing in front of a station in Miyako, Northern Japan after the train services are stopped after the earthquake.Credit: AP
Watch live: We followed the tsunami warning in Japan helicopter images
Live helicopter images from the AP show the coastline of Japan after a strong 8.8 earthquake.
According to the country’s airport, some parts of Japan can take three meters high waves. This is compared with heights of approximately 40 meters during the 2011 tsunami.
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Watch: Tsunami Sirens Sound in Hawaii
In Hawaii, a tsunami warning along the Pacific coast was given after tsunami warnings were heard in Honolulu.
Evacuation, tsunami warnings and clocks were released in Pacific, including Russia, Japan, the US West Coast and Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Watch: While Tsunami threatens the beaches, people gather in the roof building in Japan
Japan, Hokkaido’s first tsunami wave of about 30 centimeters on the eastern coast of Nemuro said.
There is no threat of tsunami for Australia: Bom
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The Australian Meteorological Office (BOM) made a statement that confirms that there is no threat of tsunami for Australia.
Bom made a statement at 21.20 confirming that there is no tsunami estimate for Australia.
‘The situation under control’: Russian geophysical service
Kamchatka and Russia’s Far East sits on the Pacific Fire Ring, a geologically active zone prone to earthquakes and volcanic explosions.
The Russian Academy of Sciences, since 1952 is the most powerful earthquake to hit the region, he said.
Kamchatka Director of the Geophysical Service Danila Chebrov, Telegram’da, “However, due to certain features of the central base, the intensity of trembling was not so high … It was not so high enough to expect from the size,” he said.
“Artanists continue now … Intensity will remain quite high. However, stronger tremors are not expected in the near future. The situation is under control.”
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The inhabitants of the Philippines warn you about possible tsunami waves
Filipin officials, along the eastern coast of the archipelago provinces and towns, less than a meter of less possible tsunami waves overlooking the Pacific, which can hit between 13:00-22: 40 (local time) and advised people to stay away from the beaches and coastal areas.
“This may not be the biggest waves, but they may continue for hours and exposure people floating in the waters, Te Teresito Bacolcol, the Philippine Volcanology and Seismology Institute, said to Associated Press.
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Russian scientists say earthquake ‘a unique activity’
According to the local branch of the Geophysical Study of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the earthquake of 8.8 has been the most powerful to impact this region in Kamchatka since 1952.
In a statement published in the telegraph channels, they called an earthquake “a unique activity .. They said that the central base was close to a last earthquake that hit the peninsula on 20 July.
The situation said that there were risks of aftershocks that could last up to a month and warn them against visiting certain coastal areas.
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Japanese nuclear power plants stop working
Japanese nuclear power plants on the pacific shores suspended work programs in response to the Tsunami warning, but no abnormality has been reported so far.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which operates the Tsunami-Hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, said that approximately 4000 workers took refuge on higher surfaces in the plant complex while watching the plant safety.
The release of the treated radioactive waste water into the sea is also suspended as a temporary stimulating step.
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It is expected to last up to 36 hours on the shores of California
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The Hawaii Ministry of Transport advised all ships to leave the island’s port.
A tsunami warning is also valid for California coastal areas and the first wave is expected to arrive at 23:30 local.
National Weather Service Los Angeles, 10 to 36 hours of more than one wave is expected, he said.
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