by A tsunami hit the coastal areas of the Russian Kuril Islands and the large northern island of Hokkaido Japan after a mighty earthquake of 8.8 in height in the early Wednesday off the coast of Russia. There are also warnings for Alaska, Hawaii and other coasts south towards New Zealand.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said that a tsunami of up to 40 centimeters (1.3 feet) was found at 16 locations when the waves along the Pacific coast moved from Hokkaido to the northeast from Tokyo. Officials urged caution and said that larger waves could come later.
Damage and evacuations were reported in the Russian regions that are closest to the epicenter of the quake on the Kamchatka peninsula.
Here is the latest:
The Mexico navy warns the Pacific coast of anticipating the Tsunami waves
According to Mexico’s marine, waves between 30 and 100 centimeters (1 to 3.3 feet) are expected on the Mexican Pacific coast after the tsunami had dropped the 8.8 size earthquake in Russia in the Far East.
In a report, the Tsunami warning center of the Navy of the Navy said that the waves will reach the north coast in Ensenada near California at around 2:22 a.m. on Wednesday in Mexico at around 2:22 a.m., and will be continued south on the Pacific coast until it reaches the Chiapas states around 7:15 a.m.
The Pacific coast remains under a tsunami council, and the navy recommended keeping people away from the beaches until it can withstand a warning.
900,000 people under evacuation consultations in Japan
Japan’s fire from a disaster management authority said that no injuries or damage had been reported so far.
The agency in response to the Tsunami warning issued more than 900,000 inhabitants in 133 municipalities on the Japanese Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Okinawa. The number of people who actually had protection was not available.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a tsunami of 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) was detected in the earthquake on Wednesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a tsunami of 1.6 feet (1.6 feet).
The strongest quake for over a decade
The earthquake at 8:25 a.m. Japan had a preliminary size of 8.0, said Japan and US -Seismologist. The US Geological Survey later updated its measurement to 8.8 size.
It seems to be the strongest everywhere in the world since the quake in March 2011 in the north -east Japan, which was 9.0 size and caused a massive tsunami that triggered meltdown in a nuclear power plant.
Only a few stronger earthquakes were measured worldwide.
Connections restored on the Russian peninsula met the earthquake hard
According to the Russian news agency Tass, after the massive earthquake in Kamchatka, the massive earthquake was restored.
Videos published on social media showed the facade of a collapsed kindergarten in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. No victims were reported.
A port in Severo-Kurilsk on the Kuril Islands in the Pacific was flooded after a tsunami wave had hit the area.
Russian news agencies that cited the regional Ministry of Health said that several people were looking for medical help after the earthquake in Kamchatka, but no serious injuries were reported.
The Tsunami alarm in Japan makes transport difficult
Ferries that connected Hokkaido and Aomori on the northern tip of the Japanese Honshu Island were hung up, as well as those who connected the Tokyo and the nearby islands.
According to the operators, some local train companies were also suspended or delayed.
Sendai Airport says that his runway has been temporarily closed.
Tsunami waves that have been detected in several places on the Japanese Pacific coast
According to Japan Meteorological Agency, a tsunami of up to 40 centimeters was found at 16 locations when the waves along the Pacific coast from Hokkaido moved south to northeast from Tokyo.
Officials ask the residents to use caution because larger waves could later come.
New Zealand warns of “strong and unusual currents and unpredictable climb
The New Zealand authorities gave warnings along the coast of “strong and unusual currents and unpredictable sites”.
The warning of the state emergency management agency said that people should be removed from the water, beaches and land areas and ports, marinas, rivers and fluids.
Japanese nuclear power plants stop the work
Japanese nuclear power plants along the Pacific coast have set their work plan in response to the Tsunami alarm, but so far no anomalies have been reported.
The Holdings of Tokyo Electric Power Company, which runs the Tsunami-Hit-Fukushima Daiichi Kernkraftwerk, said that around 4,000 workers on the system complex and at the same time ensure the safety of the systems.
The release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea is also hung up as a warning step.
Russian scientists call the earthquake a “unique event”
The 8.8 size earthquake was the strongest to meet this area in Kamchatka since 1952, as the local branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences emerges.
In an explanation published on their telegram channel, they named the earthquake as a “unique event”. They said the epicenter was near a recent earthquake that had hit the peninsula on July 20.
While the situation was “under control”, they said that there was a risk of aftershocks that could take up to a month and warned against visiting certain coastal areas.
Oregon officials say
The Oregon Department of Emergency Management said on Facebook that small tsunami waves are likely to reach parts of the coast of the state from 11:40 p.m. local time, with shaft heights between 1 and 2 foot (30 to 60 centimeters) (30 to 60 centimeters).
It asked people to stay away from beaches, ports and marinas and to stay outside the coast in a safe location until the advice is canceled.
“This is not a big tsunami, but dangerous currents and strong waves can be a risk for those near the water,” said the department.
Oregon is located under a Tsunami Council, together with a large part of the US west coast, the British Columbia, Washington State and California extends.
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This article has been updated to correct that the shaft heights are reached between 1 and 2 feet and not between 1 and 3 feet.
The Philippines warns the residents of possible tsunami waves
The Filipino authorities warned the provinces and cities along the eastern coast of the archipelago against the Pacific of possible tsunami waves of less than 1 meter (3 feet) that could hit between 1:20 p.m. and 2:40 p.m. (local time) and advised people to stay away from the beach and the coastal areas.
“It may not be the biggest waves, but these can last for hours and end up in danger for hours,” said Teresito Bacolcol from the Filipino Institute of Vulcanology and Seismology.
The first waves met Hokkaido on Japan and Russia’s Kuril Islands
The Japan Meteorological Agency said that a first Tsunami wave of about 30 centimeters (about 1 foot) had reached Nemuro on the east coast of Hokkaido.
According to the local governor Valery Limarenko, the first tsunami wave hit the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk, the main settlement on the Russian spur islands in the Pacific.
He said the residents were safe and stayed on the high ground until the risk of a wave of repeats has disappeared.
