TSUNAMI HITS COAST OF JAPAN AFTER MASSIVE RUSSIA EARTHQUAKE

One of the world’s strongest earthquakes struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday July 30 2025, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that caused small tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and prompted warnings for Hawaii, North and Central America and Pacific islands south toward New Zealand.
People were advised to move to higher ground in multiple locations and that the potential danger may last for more than a day, but places where tsunami waves have already washed ashore have reported no significant damage so far. Waves less than a foot (under 30 centimeters) above tide levels were observed in the Alaskan communities of Amchitka and Adak, said Dave Snider, tsunami warning coordinator with the National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska.
White waves washed up to the shoreline on Japan’s Hokkaido in the north and Ibaraki and Chiba, just east of Tokyo. A tsunami of 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) was detected at the Ishinomaki port in northern Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
That was the highest measurement so far among several locations around northern Japan. But higher waves were still arriving, said Shiji Kiyomoto, an earthquake and tsunami response official at JMA.
The Russian areas nearest the quake’s epicenter on the Kamchatka Peninsula reported damage from the earthquake and evacuations from the tsunami, but no serious injuries.
Cars jammed streets and highways in Honolulu as the tsunami alerts coincided with the Tuesday afternoon rush-hour. Warning sirens blared as people moved to higher ground. Hawaii schools canceled after-school and evening activities.