Hello and welcome to this live blog. Here we keep you informed of the tsunami threat as a result of the severe earthquake off the Russian coast.
An employee on the beach in Fujisawa, a city on the south coast of Japan, asks people to leave because of the tsunami warning. An evacuation order applies to almost two million Japanese people.
Wave of 1.80 meters towards Hawaii A wave of 1.80 meters appears to be heading towards Hawaii. “We expect a larger wave,” says Josh Green, the governor of the American state. The area will only be declared safe again when it is “completely certain”.
Japanese people on Hokkaido are going to higher places, such as roofs. At least 1.9 million Japanese people have been asked to leave their homes due to the tsunami threat. Warnings now apply to areas along hundreds of kilometers of the Japanese east coast. According to meteorologists, waves of 3 meters can occur.
Los Angeles prepares for possible tsunami Authorities in Los Angeles are preparing for a possible tsunami, reports Mayor Karen Bass. Emergency services and buses are ready to evacuate people if necessary.
Images show police helicopters flying over the American city and warning people to seek higher ground before 10:00 AM (Dutch time).
Vacationers at the five-star ‘Alohilani Resort’ in Honolulu (Hawaii) are closely watching Waikiki Beach from their balconies. High waves are expected there. Many people in Hawaii are fleeing the coast.
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This is what we know so far about the tsunami:
Russian port city flooded by tsunami Due to the earthquake near the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula, the Russian port city of Severo-Kurilsk has been hit by a tidal wave. “The tsunami flooded parts of the port city, including a fish processing facility. The population has been evacuated,” the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reports on Telegram.
In the eastern Russian region of Sakhalin, authorities declared a state of emergency on the northern Kuril Islands on Wednesday. According to the ministry, there is no information about casualties yet. At least thirty aftershocks have been felt in the past few hours.
Tsunami follows after the strongest earthquake since 2011 The earthquake near the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula had a magnitude of 8.7. This makes it the strongest sea earthquake since March 2011, when an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 was measured off the northeast coast of Japan. That earthquake also led to a tsunami. Almost 20,000 people died in Japan.
Japan also fears tsunamis later Although the tsunami in Japan has not yet caused major damage, the Japanese Meteorological Agency emphasizes that the danger has not yet passed. The service says in a statement that high waves are still threatening up to 24 hours after the earthquake. “There is still danger. Do not leave safe places.”
Residents and tourists in Hawaii are moving to higher ground after a warning from Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi. “People need to stay calm, but also do the right thing. If you can get to higher ground and you are low now, please do so,” he tells KITV. He emphasizes that these are only precautionary measures for the time being.
Tsunami warning for several countries after severe earthquake A series of countries are preparing for a possible tsunami. The warning follows a severe earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7 in the far east of Russia. High waves have already flooded a Russian port city and are also reaching Japan. Evacuations are underway in Hawaii. There are also warnings for Indonesia, India, Mexico, Canada and the American west coast, among others.