Massive 8.8 earthquake in Russia triggers widespread tsunami warning
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast.
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This image taken from a video released by Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, shows the aftermath of tsunami hitting the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk at Paramushir island of Kuril Islands, Russia, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences via AP)
In this image taken from a video released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service, rescuers inspect a kindergarten damaged by an earthquake in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)
In this image taken from a video released by Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, shows the aftermath of tsunami hitting the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk at Paramushir island of Kuril Islands, Russia, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences via AP)
People take shelter at a temporary evacuation site in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan Wednesday, July 30, 2025 after a powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East prompted tsunami alert in parts of Japan. (Kyodo News via AP)
A traffic jam forms in Honolulu Tuesday, July 29, 2025 as people heed a tsunami evacuation warning that coincided with rush hour following a powerful earthquakes in Russia's Far East early Wednesday. (AP Photo)
Oahu residents evacuate Ewa Beach to the side of Kunia Road due to the threat of tsunami in Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP photo/Michelle Bir)
Ewa Beach residents Carlo Salas and CJ Jasper, with their families, are evacuated at the side of Kunia Road to escape the tsunami threat Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP photo/Michelle Bir)
People take shelter on the roof of a fire station in Mukawa town, Hokkaido, northern Japan Wednesday, July 30, 2025, after a powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East prompted tsunami alert in parts of Japan. (Kyodo News via AP)
People are seen on Wickaninish Beach at Pacific Rim National Park near Tofino, B.C., on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, amid a tsunami advisory. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dirk Meissner
Fisherman Frank Apruebo looks out at a beach where a tsunami advisory is in effect in Pacifica, Calif., on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Gabrielle Lurie /San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Cars are at a standstill along the Pan-American Highway in Panama City, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, following a tsunami warning. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A man walks along the shoreline at Mori Point where a tsunami advisory is in effect in Pacifica, Calif., on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Gabrielle Lurie /San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Boats sit on the shore in Veracruz, Panama, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, after fishermen removed them from the water as a precaution following a tsunami warning. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A man rest with her dog in a bench in front of Abtao beach in Callao, Peru, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, following a tsunami warning. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
A fisherman ties his boat near the shore in Veracruz, Panama, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, as a precaution due to a tsunami warning. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A fisherman moves his boat closer to the shore in Veracruz, Panama, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, as a precaution due to a tsunami warning. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Police block access to the sea during a precautionary tsunami advisory in Callao, Peru, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Fishermen pull their boats on to the shore in Veracruz, Panama, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, as a precaution due to a tsunami warning. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A family returns home due to a precautionary tsunami warning as a musician continues playing for tips in Valparaiso, Chile, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Police block access to the sea during a precautionary tsunami advisory in Valparaiso, Chile, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
