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A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific region.
Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula saw waves up to 4 meters, flooding a town and causing evacuations.
Japan’s east coast was ordered to evacuate, including a precautionary evacuation of the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Hawaii, Alaska, and the US West Coast also received tsunami alerts and evacuation orders.
Other Pacific regions like Taiwan, the Philippines, and Indonesia were warned too.
This earthquake is one of the strongest recent ones in the Pacific Ring of Fire, and authorities are monitoring for aftershocks and further tsunami threats.