Powerful Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula Prompts Tsunami Warning For Hawaii – Tsunami Watch For Alaska, Entire US West Coast
A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday evening.
A tsunami warning was issued for all of Hawaii.
Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and the entire US West Coast.
It appears tsunami waves have already reached Kamchatka, Russia.
WATCH:
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
Live look at Hawaii:
EARTHQUAKE!! Russia. TSUNAMI WATCH!! Hawaii. LIVE. https://t.co/QOPA5wpdZM
— JLR© (@JLRINVESTIGATES) July 30, 2025
This is the largest quake in 14 years.
A few things we know:
– BIGGEST quake in 14 years (8.8 is incredible)
– MEGATHRUST quake (Pacific plate slides beneath Okhotsk plate
– Very favorable for damaging tsunami
– Tsunami already observed in Kamchatka Peninsula
– Vertical displacement of sea floor— Matthew Cappucci (@MatthewCappucci) July 30, 2025
ABC News reported:
Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and Hawaii on Tuesday after an 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, according to officials.
An advisory was announced for Alaska’s Aleutian Islands and Hawaii and Guam were put under watch while the threat is being evaluated.
An advisory was also issued for Japan’s Pacific Coast regions from Hokkaido to Kyushu.
The earthquake occurred about 85 miles off the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula with a depth of nearly 12 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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