Pacific tsunami alert after magnitude 8.8 quake off Russia coast: USGS

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WASHINGTON: On Wednesday, Russia was hit by an 8.8 earthquake from the east Kamchatka Peninsula, which was born 4 meters (13 feet), causing damage to the buildings and caused warnings and evacuation spread in the Pacific.

Several people were injured in the remote Russian region, while most of Japan’s eastern ships – destroyed by a powerful earthquake and tsunami in 2011, were ordered to evacuate.

“Today’s earthquake was serious and was the strongest in decades of earthquake,” said Vladimir Solodov, governor of Kam Chitka, in a video posted on the Telegram messaging app.

Emergency Regional Minister Sergey Labdev said that the regional Minister of Emergency Sergey Libio said people urged people to go away from the coast.

The American Geological Survey states that the earthquake landed 19.3 km (12 miles), and its center was 119 km (74 miles) east of Petropulusk Comachsky, east of the east, which is a city of 165,000. He revised the intensity of more than 8.0 before, and immediately. Later, a strong hobby of 6.9 intensity was reported.

Japan’s seasonal agency upgrades its warning, saying it is expected to be around 0100 GMT to reach large coastal areas of 3 meters (10 feet). Public broadcaster NHK said the government has issued evacuation orders for some areas.

The NHK News Castor said, “Please be emptied quickly. If you can, fast towards the high ground and get off the coast.”

Broadcaster TBS footage showed that factory workers and residents in northern Hokkido, Japan, evacuated the sea in a hill.

Alerts in the Pacific

The US tsunami warning system also issued a warning of “hazardous tsunami waves” within the next three hours.

It states that waves reaching more than 3 meters along some coasts of Russia and Ecuador were possible, while 1-3 meters waves were possible in Japan, Hawaii, Chile and Solomon. In most parts of the Mediterranean, including the American West Coast, small waves were possible in coastal lines.

Hawaii ordered evacuation from some coastal areas. “Take action! Destructive tsunami waves are expected.”

The air warning urged residents of the lower areas to either go to high ground or to the fourth floor of a building.

Regional Health Minister, Oleig Melkov, told Russia’s TASS State News Agency that several people sought medical help after the earthquake.

“Unfortunately, some people were injured during the earthquake,” said Melinkov.

“At this time all patients are in a satisfactory state, and no serious injury has been reported so far.”

The Russian Academy of Sciences said that targeting the region has been the strongest earthquake since 1952.

For an emergency, the Russian Ministry said on the telegram that a port and a fish processing plant there was partially flooded by a tsunami. The population has been evacuated.

“However, due to some of the center’s features, the severity of the center was not as high as anyone could be expected in such a severity,” said Daniela Chebroff, director of the Geo Physical Service’s Kamchatka Branch on Telegram.

“Currently the aftershocks are underway … their intensity will be quite high. However, a strong earthquake is not expected in the near future. The situation is under control.”

In the east of Kamchatka and Russia, the Pacific ring is on fire, which is a geographically dynamic region that is suffering from a major earthquake and volcano.

Fukoshima Plant empty

Workers of the affected Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan were evacuated.

At the Fukushima Dachi plant, “We have evacuated all workers and employees.

Tsunami warning continues in Indonesia

Indonesia’s Geo -Physics Agency issued a warning that tsunami waves of less than 0.5 meters less than 0.5 meters could affect Indonesia parts of Indonesia after an 8.7 magnitude earthquake in Russia.

The agency said in a statement that the tsunami could reach some coastal cities and towns in the Papua area, Northern Maloko Province and Gorontalo Province.

Tsunami warning continues in the Philippines

The Philippine earthquake agency on Wednesday suggested staying off the coast in the coast of the Pacific, as these territories are expected to experience tsunami waves less than one meter.

The Fuolex issued the consultation on Wednesday after the 8.7 earthquake to remove the eastern Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.