Tsunami alerts that were limited after the huge earthquake demanding evacuation across the Pacific Ocean

Tsunami alerts were expanded across a large part of the Pacific Ocean after it hit one of the most powerful earthquakes in the world of the Far East of Russia.

The 8.8 earthquake struck near the Kamchatka Peninsula at 11:25 local time on Wednesday (00:25 GMT) – which led to Tsunami warnings that led to the evacuation of more than two million people in areas including parts of Russia, Japan and the US state of Hawaii.

Despite the strength of the earthquake, there were no reports of severe damage or injury.

“The catastrophe that we expected did not come,” a Hawaiian tourist told the BBC.

Thousands of people fled along the coast to a higher land It also hit the waves of 1.2 meters, and even more than 1.7 meters.

Governor Josh Green did not back down when the residents warned: “It is not a regular wave. It will actually kill if it is beaten.”

However, a few hours later, he mentioned: “Until now, we have not seen a wave of result.”

Tsunami from Hawaii has been reduced to a consultant level by the PTWC, which means that there is a possibility of strong waves, currents and simple floods, but it is not the main tsunami.

The director of the Emergency Management Agency at Hawaii, Stephen Logan, said later that those who were evacuated can return to their homes, but they urged people to be careful, slowly driving, and watching floods.

The city of Al -Hilal in North California, on the western coast of weRegistered waves of up to 1.09 million (3.6 feet), according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.

Beyond south, there was an increase in the tidal of up to 0.7 million in San Francisco. In Los Angeles, the weather service said that Port Saint Luis was witnessing a “rapid and harmful boom, from the decrease in the tide.”

British Colombia, in CanadaA Tsunami Consultant issued for most coastal areas, where the population was asked to avoid the ocean and wait for all clarity. This was canceled later.

in RussiaWhere the earthquake arose, the tsunami waves of up to 5 meters (16 feet) struck areas including Seviro Corielsk, a port town of about 2000 people, which were evacuated.

No significant injuries or damage and officials later were reported and later lifted a tsunami warning to Camechatka, although it was reported that the Cleiotchifkkoy volcano had begun to explode.

The Russian geophysical survey said that it was noted that the lava with reddish red was flowing under the western slope of the volcano, which erupts regularly.

The Sakhlin region declared a state of emergency in the North Corel Islands, where the power network was closed after it was damaged from the earthquake.

The ruler of Kamchatka, Vladimir Soludov, described it as the strongest earthquake in the region for decades. Follow at least six thin tremors, including one 6.9 measurement.

in JapanThousands of tsunami sirens woke up, with waves of more than a meter in the Pacific coast, especially in Iowat Governorate, where nearly two million people were informed of the evacuation.

The authorities later reduced a tsunami warning to many areas, which extended from northern Tokyo to Wakayama in the southwest.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigro Ishiba said there is no confirmation of any harm yet.

In the nuclear factory Fukushima, All 4000 workers were evacuatedBut the factory operators said that “distortions” had not been discovered.

In March 2011, the factory had a devastating earthquake of 9.0 people and taguname, which led to a nuclear collapse.

in French PolinisiaOfficials raised the expected wave heights of Nuku Hiva in the Marqiesas Islands to 4 meters, with smaller waves of less than a meter expected in the surrounding islands.

The French High Commissioner there said later that Wave Heights had only reached 1.5 million.

Tsunami alerts were also issued Papua New Guineathe Suleiman Islands and Vanu’a, With the coastal population evacuated the upper land.

China An alert was raised to the Zhejiang and Shanghai province, without any damaged damage, while Philipini and Taiwan They also canceled their alerts.

Chileanand Costa Ricaand Ecuadorand Australiaand Colombiaand Mexicoand New Zealand and Tonga It is warned of a smaller tsunami activity between 1m-3M.

in PeruOfficials issued a tsunami warning and closed 65 out of 125 Pacific ports. Some roads were also closed near a beach in Lima, the capital of Peru.

The Wednesday’s earthquake took place in a “seismic active” part of the world called the Pacific Fire ring. About 80 % of the world’s earthquakes occur along the ring, according to the British geological survey.

Kamchatka is close to one of these borders, as well as Japan, the Philippines and the Pacific Coast in most of the Americas.

The earthquake was ever joint with the previous coasts off the coast of Chile and Ecuador. The fifth larger, an earthquake 9.0, also occurred near Kamchatka in 1952. It led to a 12 -meter tsunami to the southern peninsula.

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