30.07.2025 11:18
Following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, the first tsunami waves reached the coasts of Kamchatka and Japan. While residents in the regions were evacuated, part of the city of Severo-Kurilsk in Russia was submerged due to the tsunami.
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 occurred off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia. The first tsunami waves reached the coasts of Kamchatka and Japan. Workers at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant were evacuated.
A CITY IN RUSSIA UNDER WATER
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that part of the city of Severo-Kurilsk was submerged due to the tsunami that occurred after the earthquake in Kamchatka.
FIRST TIME SINCE 1952
In a statement from the social media account of the Kamchatka branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Geophysical Service, it was noted that the earthquake in Kamchatka reached a magnitude of 8.8 around 3 AM Moscow time, marking the strongest earthquake in the region since 1952.
AFTERSHOCKS OF MAGNITUDE 7.5 MAY OCCUR
Officials from the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that aftershocks of magnitude 7.5 are expected for at least a month. In a statement from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, it was noted that there were no casualties following the earthquake.
"THE PUBLIC WAS EVACUATED"
In a statement indicating that the Kamchatka Tsunami Monitoring and Advisory Center reported a wave approaching the Paramushir and Shumshu islands in the Severo-Kurilsk region, it was stated, "The tsunami wave partially submerged the port city of Severo-Kurilsk and a fishing facility named Alaid. The public was evacuated." The statement emphasized that the situation is under control and that all personnel continue to work.
Meanwhile, it was noted that officials in the Sakhalin region are mobilizing to eliminate the consequences of the earthquake in Severo-Kurilsk.
TSUNAMI WAVES REACHED JAPAN
The first tsunami waves also reached the coasts of Japan. Japan issued an emergency alert. The government ordered the evacuation of the public in coastal areas. Following the warning, people began to climb to the roofs of tall buildings. The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, which was damaged in the 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011, and where a nuclear leak occurred, also began to be evacuated.
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