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Powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake hits eastern coast of Russia, tsunami warning issued
A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of Russia. The quake struck at 8:25 a.m. local time on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake hits eastern coast of Russia, tsunami warning issued
The USGS initially said the quake had a magnitude of 8.0. It later revised it down to 8.7. It revised it back to 8.8.
The agency said the epicenter of the quake was 136 kilometers, or about 85 miles, east of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, under the Pacific Ocean. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning after the powerful quake off the Russian coast. The warning said a tsunami of up to one meter, or 3.3 feet, could hit Japan’s eastern coast.
The updated warning said a tsunami of more than three meters could hit northern Hokkaido, Japan, from 10 a.m. local time today. It is expected to gradually spread south.
Meanwhile, the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center immediately declared a ‘tsunami watch’ for the state of Hawaii. A similar warning has been issued in Taiwan. No casualties have been reported in Russia yet from this powerful earthquake. This is the most powerful earthquake in the country’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the past few decades.
Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov said in a video posted on Telegram that today’s earthquake was quite serious. It is the most powerful in the past few decades. According to preliminary information, no casualties have been reported. However, a kindergarten school was damaged.
The governor also said that after the tsunami warning was issued, people have been ordered to evacuate a small town in the local Sakhalin region.
A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of Russia. The quake struck at 8:25 a.m. local time on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The USGS initially said the quake had a magnitude of 8.0. It later revised it down to 8.7. It revised it back to 8.8.
The agency said the epicenter of the quake was 136 kilometers, or about 85 miles, east of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, under the Pacific Ocean. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning after the powerful quake off the Russian coast. The warning said a tsunami of up to one meter, or 3.3 feet, could hit Japan’s eastern coast.
The updated warning said a tsunami of more than three meters could hit northern Hokkaido, Japan, from 10 a.m. local time today. It is expected to gradually spread south.
Meanwhile, the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center immediately declared a ‘tsunami watch’ for the state of Hawaii. A similar warning has been issued in Taiwan. No casualties have been reported in Russia yet from this powerful earthquake. This is the most powerful earthquake in the country’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the past few decades.
Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov said in a video posted on Telegram that today’s earthquake was quite serious. It is the most powerful in the past few decades. According to preliminary information, no casualties have been reported. However, a kindergarten school was damaged.
The governor also said that after the tsunami warning was issued, people have been ordered to evacuate a small town in the local Sakhalin region.
