Tsunami alerts due to Russian quake downgraded in several nations • FRANCE 24 English

Sirens blare across Honolulu as tsunami waves start hitting Hawaii. Lifeguards have told beachgoers to evacuate and authorities are urging people to keep calm as warnings cause major traffic jams on the island. This is a very serious event. We have Blackhawks activated. We have um high water vehicles ready to go. Uh so we will be able to rescue people, but please do not put yourself in harm’s way. Make sure you actually evacuate. Right now, Hawaii and the rest of the Pacific is on high alert after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s remote eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. And although it’s the sixth strongest earthquake the world has ever recorded, the damage so far is minimal. This preschool is one of the few buildings damaged by the tremor. At this kindergarten, the facade of the building collapsed. Thank god no one was injured. There were no children in the building. It’s just been damaged. Residents also experienced power outages and a tsunami with a height of at least 3 meters which wiped out a fish factory. Tsunami warnings were also issued for parts of the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan which is still haunted by the memory of the devastating earthquake of 2011. Please evacuate immediately to a safe place such as Higher Ground. 4,000 workers have also been evacuated from Fukushima nuclear power plant while the company monitors it remotely. Meanwhile, people in Hokkaido were seen sheltering on roofs. It was one of the first places to report tsunami waves and though they’ve not been as big as the 3 m initially forecast, authorities have warned bigger ones could be on the way.

A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific rim—including Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, and several Central and South American countries. While initial alerts led to evacuations, many were later downgraded after no major damage was reported. Monitoring continues due to potential aftershocks.
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