Tsunami Alerts about scaling after huge earthquake offering evacuation through the Pacific

The tsunami alerts were scaled on most of the Pacific Ocean after one of the strongest earthquakes in the world impressed the Far East of Russia.

On Wednesday, Wednesday (00:25 BST), an earthquake of 8.8 quantities at the Kamchatka Peninsula at 11:25 – causing preliminary tsunami warnings that led to more than two million people were ordered to evacuate in areas including parts of Russia, Japan and the United States.

Despite the earthquake’s power, there were no reports of serious injuries and injuries.

“The disaster we expected did not come,” said the tourist in Hawaii BBC.

Thousands along the coast fled to the higher land As the waves of 1.2 meters hit the OAH, and even more 1.7 m inflicted Maui.

Governor Josh Green did not hold back when he warned the residents: “This is not an ordinary wave. It actually kills you if you get tsunami.”

However, a few hours later he reported that: “We have not seen a wave of consequences so far.”

Tsunami warning on Hawaii was reduced to the Pacific Prevention Advisory Tsunami (PTWC), that is, there is a potential for strong waves, currents and minor floods, but large tsunami is no longer expected.

The director of the Hawaii Emergency Agency, Stephen Logan, said that those who are evacuated could return home but urged people to be careful, drive slowly and watch the flood.

Northern city in northern California, on the west coast UsRecorded waves up to 1.09 m (3.6 feet), the tsunami national warning reports.

Next, the San -Francisco was subjected to 0.7 million in San -Francisco. In Los -Engeles, the meteorological service stated that the port San Louis saw “a rapid and destructive surge that crossed from the low to the tide.”

British Colombia, in CanadaTsunami’s advice was given to most coastal areas where residents ordered the ocean and wait for everything. Later it was canceled.

In RussiaWhere the earthquake emerged, the tsunami-waves up to 5 m (16 feet) struck the strike areas, including the North Kurilsk, the port city of about 2000 people who was evacuated.

No serious injuries and injuries were reported, and later the officials raised a warning to the tsunami on Kamchatka, although it was later reported that Klyuchevsky’s volcano began to elect.

Russia’s geophysical examination said the urban bench was observed that it was flowing on the western slope of the volcano, which regularly breaks out.

The Sakhalin region has declared a state of emergency in the northern islands of Kuril, where the grid was closed after the earthquake was damaged.

Kamchatka governor Vladimir Saladov called it the most powerful earthquake that has survived the region for decades. At least six thrusts followed, including one size 6.9.

In JapanThousands woke up to the tsunami sirens, more than a meter that hits the Pacific coast, especially in the prefecture of Ivat, where almost two million people were ordered for evacuation.

The authorities later downgraded the tsunami warning to many areas that covered from northern Tokyo to the southwest.

Japanese Prime Minister Shiger Isiber said there is still no confirmation.

At the Fukushima Nuclear Station, All 4,000 workers were evacuatedBut the plant operators said there were no “deviations”.

In March 2011, the plant was affected by the destructive earthquake and tsunami 9.0, which led to the nuclear crisis.

In French PolynesiaOfficials have raised predicted wave heights for Nuku Hiva in Marquez Islands, with smaller waves a little under the meter expected in the surrounding islands.

Later, the French High Commission said there that Wave Heights reached only 1.5 million.

Were also issued alerts about tsunami Papua -Non -Guinea. Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, The coastal residents were ordered to evacuate to higher land.

China The warning of Zhejiang and Shanghai was lifted without reports of harm while while Philippines and Taiga They also canceled their notifications.

Chill. Costa -le. Ecuador. Australia. Colombia. Mexico. New Zealand and Tango Everyone was warned of a possible less tsunami wave activity between 1m-3 m.

In PeruOfficials made a tsunami warning and closed 65 of the 125 Pacific Ports. Some roads were also closed near the beach in Lima, the capital of Peru.

The earthquake on Wednesday took place in the “seismically active” part of the world called the Pacific Ring of Fire. About 80% of earthquakes in the world meet along the ring, according to the British Geological Service.

Kamchatka lies close to one of these boundaries, like Japan, Philippines and the Pacific coast of most America.

The earthquake was a joint sixth largest, recorded with the previous coasts of Chile and Ecuador. The fifth largest, 9.0 earthquake, also occurred near Kamchatka in 1952. This led to a 12-meter tsunami south of the peninsula.

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