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Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, early on Wednesday (July 30), witnessed a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake which set off tsunami warnings in Japan, Alaska and Hawaaii.
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The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that the earthquake was shallow at a depth of 19.3 kilometres and its epicentre was located at 133 km southeast of Petropavlovsk‑Kamchatsky in Russia. “Today’s earthquake was serious and the strongest in decades of tremors,” Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov said.
Several videos have emerged showcasing the aftermath of the massive quake where furniture can be seen violently shaking as buildings tremble.
Videos are pouring in showing VIOLENT SHAKING from the MASSIVE M8.8 Earthquake off Kamchatka, RUSSIA! pic.twitter.com/zwx1jbhx0y
— RT (@RT_com) July 30, 2025
Multiple clips and images surfaced that show huge cracks in the roads.
Massive Earthquake triggers Tsunami taking thousands of lives in seconds with little to no warning. pic.twitter.com/mU7ODVZZRx
— 🔥Fire Newz (@FireNewz) July 30, 2025
🚨🌊 8.0 M earthquake strikes off the coast of Kamchatka, #Russia pic.twitter.com/aLBTH8KftG
— صــــــــلاح (@mafihachk) July 30, 2025
A video shows the tsunami already reaching Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka, Russia, following the massive earthquake pic.twitter.com/G3mLFUk5dn
— Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) July 30, 2025
Tsunami alerts
The Japan Meteorological Agency said a first tsunami wave of about 30 cm (about 1 foot) reached Nemuro on the eastern coast of Hokkaido. A first tsunami wave also hit the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk, the main settlement on Russia’s Kuril Islands in the Pacific, according to the local governor Valery Limarenko.
He said residents were safe and staying on high ground until the threat was gone. Indonesia and Philippines, too, have issued tsunami warnings.
The earthquake off the Kamchatka Peninsula was the strongest since 1952, the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences said. “Given the scale of this event, we should expect strong aftershocks, possibly with magnitudes up to 7.5,” the Service said in a statement.
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