Tokyo (AP)-One of the most powerful earthquakes in the world was Russia’s Far East on Wednesday, and 8.8 Tem Blur caused tsunamis in the northern Pacific region and triggered a warning toward New Zealand on Alaska, Hawaii and other coasts. Some locations advised evacuation, but no major injuries were reported.
As the tsunami warnings matched the time of Tuesday afternoon-time, Honolulu’s streets and highways were trapped. As people moved to higher lands, warning sirens warned. Hawaii school canceled after -school and evening activities.
According to a Japanese weather agency, 1.6 feet of tsunami were detected at the Harbor of Ishinomaki in northern Japan. It has been the highest measurement of many areas in northern Japan.
On the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Russian region closest to the epicenter of the earthquake reported damage and evacuation, but there was no serious injury.
Hawaii and Oregon warned the residents of potential damage.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (Pacific Tsunami Warning Center) said the tsunami could be created by an earthquake and could be damaged along the coastline of Hawaii Island.
The warning said, “We must take urgent actions to protect life and property.” The first waves were expected at around 7 pm on Tuesday.
The Oregon Emergency Management Bureau said on Facebook that a small tsunami waves were expected along the coast from 11:40 pm on Facebook, and the wave height was 1 ~ 2 feet (30 ~ 60 centimeters). People were far from the beach, port and marina and urged them to stay in a safe position on the coast until the advice was released.
“This is not a major tsunami, but dangerous currents and strong waves can be at risk to people near the water.
Most of the west coasts across Canadian British Columbia, Washington and California have also received tsunami advice.
Russian regions report earthquake damage
At 8:25 am, the earthquake had a preliminary size of 8.0, and Japanese and American earthquake scholars said. The US Geological Survey later updated the measurement to 8.8 sizes and the earthquake occurred at about 13 miles depth.
The earthquake was about 74 miles east of the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Russian city, which is 180,000 in the KAMCHATKA Peninsula. A number of strong aftershocks of 6.9 size were recorded.
According to the local governor of Valery Limarenko, the first tsunami wave hit the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk. He said the residents stayed on a high land until the residents were safe and the threat of repetitive waves disappeared.
This earthquake damaged buildings and cars at the distance of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, and failed power and mobile phone services. The Russian news agency, which cited the regional health department, said some people have obtained medical help in Kamchatka after the earthquake, but have not reported serious injuries.
In the world’s most powerful recording earthquake
The earthquake has been 9.0 times since the earthquake in northeastern Japan in March 2011, and it seems to be the strongest in the world since it caused a huge tsunami that collapsed at nuclear power plants. Some stronger earthquakes have been measured worldwide.
The tsunami alarm has been suspended in Japan. According to the operator, people who connect Hokkaido and Aomori at the north end of Honshu Island, Japan, and those who connect Tokyo and nearby islands, have been suspended or delayed. Sendai Airport temporarily closed the runway.
Japan’s fire and disaster management agencies have not reported injuries or damages so far. In response to the tsunami alarm, the agency issued evacuation advice to more than 900,000 residents, from Hokkaido to 133 local governments on the Japanese Pacific coast to Okinawa. In fact, the number of people who took the shelter could not be used.
Japan’s nuclear power plant has not reported abnormalities. TSUNAMI-HIT FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which operates a nuclear power plant, said that about 4,000 workers are remotely monitoring to ensure factory safety while taking shelters on a higher ground in the factory complex.
The Philippine authorities warned the Pacific of less than three feet in the provinces and villages along the eastern coast of the archipelago, and advised people to be far from the beach and coastal areas. Teresito Bacolcol of the Philippine Volcanic and Earthquake Research Institute told the Associated Press, “This may not be the biggest wave, but it can continue to be risked for several hours.”
New Zealand authorities have announced warnings along the coastline of the country on “strong and unusual current and unpredictable surge.” The government’s emergency management agency said that people should be moved out of the water, beaches and coastal areas, and ports, docks, rivers and gourds. New Zealand is in the South Pacific and is about 6,000 miles from the epicenter.
According to a local branch of the Earth Physics Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the earthquake has been the strongest in this region since 1952.
They said that the situation was “controlled,” and there was a risk of aftershocks, which could last for one month and warned of visiting a specific coastal area.
In early July, the five largest powerful earthquakes of size 7.4 hit the sea near Kamchatka. The biggest earthquake was at 20 km deep and was 89 miles east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
On November 4, 1952, KAMCHATKA’s 9.0 earthquake caused damage, but despite the combat of 30 feet in Hawaii, no deaths were reported.
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