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ReutersA massive earthquake 8.8 from the far eastern coast of Russia caused tsunami warnings across the Pacific.
The earthquake, which came near the Russian Peninsula Kamchatka around 11:25 am local time (00:25 am on Wednesday) is allegedly one of the most powerful unless recorded.
More than two million people were ordered to evacuate in Japan, Russia and some parts of the US Western coast.
Alerts were also issued in China, Philippines, Indonesia, New Zealand and even Peru and Mexico.
What do we know about the harm?
Videos showed by large waves that raised past buildings in the city of Never-Kurilsk, Russia. Authorities say 4 m (13 feet) waves flooded the port and fisheries, and the courts were handed over from the pier. The power network was also damaged in the Russian region of Sakhalin.
In Japan, about 1.9 million people were asked to evacuate, and the authorities urged residents to reach higher soil. The initial waves that reach the country were relatively small, but its meteorological agency says they can grow up to 3 million (9.8 feet).
In Hawaii, officials for the first time warned about possible 10 feet waves, but a warning warning that covers the island is now reduced to an advisory level, said the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
This means that there is the potential of strong waves, minor floods and strong currents, but it is expected that large tsunami is not expected. According to the director of the emergency agency, which is evacuated home, Stephen Logan, director of the Emergency Agency.
How bad is it going?
So far, the damage is not as bad as they were afraid for the first time – although the tsunami waves continue through the Pacific.
“Even now, scientists are conducting new models to try to clarify the original forecasts,” said Chris Goldfinger, Professor Marine Geology in Oregon, BBC Shesble said.
“Every country, every port and every shoreline will feel very specific to the site. Some places will be quite minimal, some quite serious.”
He said that the degree of impact depends largely on the path of energy that radiates the Kamchatka Peninsula. The districts are expected directly in accordance with this energy – approximately southeast from the epicenter – will be the most affected.
He said that it would take about “eight -day hours” to reach the US west coast to a tsunami from Kamchatka.
What is the term?
On Wednesday, the earthquake hit around 11:25 am (00:25 am).
The tsunami waves hit the part of the West Coast of North America at about 12.20am local time (09.20 am BST).
The waves are expected to enter the districts, including the port of Takom in Washington at 2.20am (11.20am BST) and Nome, Alaska, at 03.20am (12.20 pm BST).
“A good waves for a waving tsunami is that they travel approximately at the rate of a jet plane,” said BBC Helen Janiszewski, Associate Professor of Geophysics and Techniques at Hawaiian University.
“So, if you think about how much time it takes to travel by plane from one place to another, it is how much time it takes to make the waves from the epicenter of the earthquake to hit another place,” she said.
How is it compared to previous earthquakes?
The US Geological Service stated that the earthquake was relatively shallow-giving at a depth of 19.3 km (12 miles), and focused 119 km to the east-east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
Initially, it was recorded as an earthquake of 8.0, but later revised. A number of strong jolts were also recorded.
It is tied to the sixth in the most severe earthquake in history with the 2010 earthquake in Biobio, Chile and the 1906 earthquake in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
The Fifth Earthquake was also in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, in 1952. It was “the world’s first Magnetic earthquake”.
For comparison, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean of 2004 and a tsunami, which killed more than 227,000 people – was 9.2-9.3 earthquake.
It struck about 160 km from the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia – a densely populated area. The Russian Kamchatka Peninsula has a very low population density.
