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Live: First waves hit Russia, Japan but no tsunami threat for Australia

Live: First waves hit Russia, Japan but no tsunami threat for Australia

1h agoWed 30 Jul 2025 at 3:09am Let's bring you up to speed Good afternoon, and thank you for joining our live coverage of the aftermath of a powerful earthquake off Russia's eastern coast early this morning. Here's what's happened so far: The...

Tsunami warning issued to Russia, Pacific islands, South America on 8.7M quake

Tsunami warning issued to Russia, Pacific islands, South America on 8.7M quake

ECONOMYNEXT – A tsunami warning has been issued for Russia, Pacific Islands and South American costs after an 8.7 magnitude earquake off the East Coast of Russia. Waves as high as 3 meters could hit some coasts, the warning from the Pacific...

Sri Lanka’s Seylan Bank net up 20-pct in June

Sri Lanka’s Seylan Bank net up 20-pct in June

ECONOMYNEXT – A tsunami warning has been issued for Russia, Pacific Islands and South American costs after an 8.7 magnitude earquake off the East Coast of Russia. Waves as high as 3 meters could hit some coasts, the warning from the Pacific...

Hawaii Flights Resume, Cruise Ships Adjust After Pacific Tsunami Alerts

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake, which struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday, is prompting tsunami warnings and advisors up and down North America’s West Coast, Hawaii, and Japan. The earthquake is one of the largest ever recorded and the...

US military bases brace for potential tsunamis in wake of powerful earthquake

US military bases brace for potential tsunamis in wake of powerful earthquake

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Myrtle Hazard anchors near Guam ahead of potential tsunami waves caused by a large earthquake in eastern Russia, July 30, 2025. (Sebastian Sanchez/U.S. Coast Guard) YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — U.S. military bases...

Guam, Pacific nations respond to tsunami threat

Guam, Pacific nations respond to tsunami threat

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake off of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on June 30 triggered tsunami advisories, watches and warnings in Guam and across the Pacific. Graphic of tsunami amplitude. Courtesy Pacific Tsunami Warning Center In Japan, waves of...

Tsunami Threat After Massive 8.8 Magnitude Russia Quake: Full List Of Countries And Islands At Risk

Tsunami Threat After Massive 8.8 Magnitude Russia Quake: Full List Of Countries And Islands At Risk

A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific. Check here for the full list of countries and islands at risk, including Japan, Hawaii, Chile, New Zealand and more. A powerful...

Where are tsunami warnings and watches issued in the US?

Where are tsunami warnings and watches issued in the US?

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off of the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami alerts across Alaska, Hawaii the west coast of the contiguous United States on June 29. Warnings, advisories and watches were issued by the...

Prayers offered for the late CNMI Gov. Arnold Palacios

Prayers offered for the late CNMI Gov. Arnold Palacios

Wella Palacios, wife of the late Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Gov. Arnold Palacios, and other family members gather with Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero and first gentleman Jeff Cook during the midday Mass celebrated at the Dulce Nombre de...

Tsunami warning Live: Russia earthquake measuring 8.7 triggers tsunami alerts across Pacific – Japan to Hawaii under threat

Tsunami warning Live: Russia earthquake measuring 8.7 triggers tsunami alerts across Pacific – Japan to Hawaii under threat

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7 hit near the eastern coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, leading to tsunami alerts in several areas. The alerts have been issued for Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, while Hawaii and Guam were...

Live: Russian volcano erupts after quake; Tsunami waves reach French Polynesia

Live: Russian volcano erupts after quake; Tsunami waves reach French Polynesia

6h agoWed 30 Jul 2025 at 7:59am Let's bring you up to speed Good evening, and thank you for joining our live coverage of the aftermath of a powerful earthquake off Russia's eastern coast this morning. Here's what's happened so far: The...

Tsunami Alert Triggers Urgent Cruise Departures From Hawaii

Tsunami Alert Triggers Urgent Cruise Departures From Hawaii

Key Aspects: A massive earthquake in Russia has caused tsunami warnings as far away as Hawaii, where the first wave is expected to hit in a matter of hours. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America departed from Hilo early to get to the safety of...

Where have tsunami warnings and watches been issued in the US?

Where have tsunami warnings and watches been issued in the US?

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off of the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami alerts across Alaska, Hawaii the west coast of the contiguous United States on June 29. Warnings, advisories and watches were issued by the...

Earthquake Terror In Russia: Wrecked Ports To Stranded Whales— Viral Videos Capture 8.8 Tsunami Wrath; How Far Is The Extent Of Damage?

Earthquake Terror In Russia: Wrecked Ports To Stranded Whales— Viral Videos Capture 8.8 Tsunami Wrath; How Far Is The Extent Of Damage?

Russia remains in shock, grappling with the unfolding events since Tuesday’s earthquake struck at 11:24 a.m. local time. The United States Geological Survey reported the quake’s epicentre was 78 miles from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the...

OPINION Sablan: We lost a part of us

OPINION Sablan: We lost a part of us

On July 23, 2025, at 10:37 p.m., the heartbeat of the Honorable Arnold Indalecio Palacios stopped. To those of us who received the message or found out, our hearts skipped a beat! Governor Palacios was the 10th governor of the Commonwealth of the...

Powerful 8.8 Quake Strikes Russia’s Kamchatka, Tsunami Alerts Issued

Powerful 8.8 Quake Strikes Russia’s Kamchatka, Tsunami Alerts Issued

A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering tsunami alerts across the Pacific and prompting evacuations in Japan, Guam, Hawaii, and other coastal regions. A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the...

Foreign Office issues update in 17 countries as 8.8 magnitude earthquake strikes

Foreign Office issues update in 17 countries as 8.8 magnitude earthquake strikes

Russia has been hit by a powerful earthquake, with areas of Japan and the United States issued evacuation warnings. The 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia earlier today (July 30), swiftly followed by a...

Tsunami Warning LIVE: California, San Francisco hit; Hawaii under advisory

Tsunami Warning LIVE: California, San Francisco hit; Hawaii under advisory

Tsunami Warning LIVE: Tsunami waves start hitting Hawaii, California, Guam, Washington, San Francisco in US, after a massive earthquake registering 8.8 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Russia early on Wednesday. Tsunami that has...

(UPDATE 3) Guam, CNMI remain under tsunami advisory; residents advised to 'move inland'; first tsunami waves could be as early as 2:37pm Wednesday

(UPDATE 3) Guam, CNMI remain under tsunami advisory; residents advised to 'move inland'; first tsunami waves could be as early as 2:37pm Wednesday

Guam and the CNMI remained under a tsunami advisory as of 1 p.m. Wednesday following a powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake in Russia, with the earliest estimated time for hazardous sea level fluctuations and strong currents at 2:37 p.m. Wednesday on...

A record-setting earthquake is sending tsunami waves toward several US states. Here’s what we know

A record-setting earthquake is sending tsunami waves toward several US states. Here’s what we know

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote east coast, triggering tsunami waves in Japan, Russia and US shores, with 5-foot (1.5-meter) waves hitting Hawaii. Tsunami alerts were also in place in...

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