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‘Keep your spirits up, stay safe’, Trump tells Americans after tsunami warning
A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii, Alaska and the Pacific coast of the United States after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia. President Donald Trump has urged Americans to stay calm and stay safe.
‘Keep your spirits up, stay safe’, Trump tells Americans after tsunami warning
In a post on his social media account Truth Social, Trump urged residents of the areas where a tsunami warning has been issued. The 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia at 8:25 a.m. local time on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The USGS initially said the earthquake had a magnitude of 8.0. It was later revised to 8.7. They revised it again to 8.8. It is the sixth most powerful earthquake in world history.
The agency says the epicenter of the earthquake was 136 kilometers, or about 85 miles, east of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. After the earthquake, a tsunami hit the coasts of Russia and Japan.
A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii, Alaska and the Pacific coast of the United States after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia. President Donald Trump has urged Americans to stay calm and stay safe.
In a post on his social media account Truth Social, Trump urged residents of the areas where a tsunami warning has been issued. The 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia at 8:25 a.m. local time on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The USGS initially said the earthquake had a magnitude of 8.0. It was later revised to 8.7. They revised it again to 8.8. It is the sixth most powerful earthquake in world history.
The agency says the epicenter of the earthquake was 136 kilometers, or about 85 miles, east of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. After the earthquake, a tsunami hit the coasts of Russia and Japan.
