TSUNAMI WARNINGS AFTER 8.8 QUAKE OFF RUSSIA: LIVE UPDATES FROM KAMCHATKA, FUKUSHIMA, HAWAII & US WEST COAST
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A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s coast triggered a tsunami that struck the
Kuril Islands
and Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido.
The initial wave reached
Severo-Kurilsk
, the main settlement in Russia’s Kuril Islands. According to the
Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre
The
Fire and Disaster Management Agency
has issued
localized evacuation orders
impacting
1,905,596 residents across 21 prefectures
,
Several
cruise passengers
have reported their ships
departing the Hawaiian coastline ahead of schedule
following the
tsunami warning
.
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