4 Massive Whales Washed Up Along Japan Coast As Tsunami Hits Island Nation | Video

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Last Updated:July 30, 2025, 10:57 IST

Japan Tsunami Video: Tsunami struck Japan after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia on Wednesday morning.

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Japan tsunami brings whales along the shores (Photo: X/ @BNODesk)

Japan Tsunami Video: A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia on Wednesday triggered a tsunami in the coastal areas of Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido. Warnings have also been issued for California, Alaska, and Hawaii in the US, and other coasts towards New Zealand, AP reported.

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Japan Meteorological Agency reported that a tsunami as high as 50 centimeters struck Ishinomaki port, a major port city in Miyagi Prefecture on the east coast, marking the highest wave recorded so far. 16 other locations along the Pacific coast reported waves of up to 40 centimeters as they moved south along the Pacific coast, from Hokkaido to areas just northeast of Tokyo.

Officials urged people to stay alert as bigger waves could be on their way.

In the ongoing chaos, four massive whales were washed up along the coast of Japan, hours after the earthquake. Visuals of them lying along the shore surfaced in the media. BNO News shared the video of whales along the shore while the waves came back and forth.

NHK World earlier warned that tsunami waves are stronger than the ordinary waves and a 50 cm wave can carry a force of up to 200 kg.

University of Tokyo seismologist Sakai Shinichi told Al Jazeera that the tsunamis resulting from powerful earthquakes in the past have reached Japan and caused massive damage.

“In the past, large earthquakes have occurred off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands, and the resulting tsunamis have reached Japan, causing widespread damage. For example, the 1952 earthquake," Sakai said.

The seismologist further said that today’s earthquake and tsunami resemble those of 1952. The powerful 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake hit near the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east. It caused major damage and triggered a tsunami.

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