Hawaii: WARNING

Alaska, British Columbia, west coast in general are on watch

Live info here:

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"A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday. Warnings are also in place for California, Alaska, Hawaii and other coasts south toward New Zealand.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said a tsunami as high as 40 centimeters (1.3 feet) had been detected in 16 locations as the waves moved south along the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to just northeast of Tokyo. Officials urged caution, saying that bigger waves could come later.

Damage and evacuations were reported in the Russian regions nearest the quake’s epicenter on the Kamchatka Peninsula."

Associated Press

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If you're on the Cali/Oregon coast, a 7.0 earthquake hit off shore, and there's a tsunami warning for your area. I know many of us don't look at local news much, so this is your heads up to check in on them and see if you're going to be affected.

From the report:

Tsunami Warning in Effect for;

* CALIFORNIA, The coast from Davenport, California (10 miles NW of Santa Cruz) to The Oregon/Cal. Border including San Francisco Bay

* OREGON, The coast from The Oregon/Cal. Border to Douglas/Lane Line, Oregon (10 miles SW of Florence)

https://tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/2024/12/05/so1aq0/2/WEAK51/WEAK51.txt

This is one of the biggest quakes to hit the West Coast in ages.

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency has issued a tsunami warning as of 2:43 p.m. for the Hawaiian Islands after an earthquake rattled the east coast of Russia. According to the National Weather Service, the watch was issued just after 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, following the 8.7 magnitude quake. What’s the difference between tsunami warning, watch? In an update shortly after 2:45 p.m., officials upgraded the tsunami watch to a tsunami warning.

All residents in the primary evacuation zone are urged to evacuate. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said available data suggest hazardous tsunami waves are forecasted for some coasts. “Tsunami waves reaching one to three meters above the tide level are possible along some coasts of the northwestern Hawaiian Islands.”

Tsunami alert for US, Russia, Japan after 8.8 quake off Russia’s eastern Kamchatka Peninsula

30 July 2025

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake and a tsunami of 3-4 metres (9.8 ft) have been recorded in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

It's triggered evacuations in both Russia and Japan, and an emergency warning for Japan's Pacific coast. No injuries have been reported.

The earthquake was felt 250 kilometres away in Hokkaido - along Japan's Pacific coast. A tsunami warning is in place there.

A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii, while sirens have gone off in Honolulu.

Officials are preparing to open a mountain pass to allow people to evacuate coastal regions.

Advisories are also in effect for Alaska.