In this image taken from a video released by Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, shows the aftermath of tsunami hitting the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk at Paramushir island of Kuril Islands, Russia. (Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences via AP)
Tsunami in Russia, US and Japan Live Updates: A tsunami has hit the coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido, according to news agency AP, moments after a powerful 8.7 magnitude earthquake hit Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula today morning.
What do we know about the tsunami alerts? The Japan Meteorological Agency said a first tsunami wave of about 30 cm (about 1 foot) reached Nemuro on the eastern coast of Hokkaido. A first tsunami wave also hit the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk, the main settlement on Russia’s Kuril Islands in the Pacific, according to the local governor Valery Limarenko. He said residents were safe and staying on high ground until the threat was gone. Indonesia and Philippines, too, have issued tsunami warnings.
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All about the earthquake: The earthquake off the Kamchatka Peninsula was the strongest since 1952, the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences said. “Given the scale of this event, we should expect strong aftershocks, possibly with magnitudes up to 7.5,” the Service said in a statement.
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