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Last Updated:July 30, 2025, 11:17 IST
The video showed tsunami waves crashing into the shore of Severo-Kurilsk in Russia, inundating streets and damaging coastal infrastructure, after the magnitude 8.8 earthquake.
Tsunami in Russia after massive earthquake (Video Screengrab/RT)
Tsunami waves hit the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk, the main settlement on Russia’s Kuril Islands in the Pacific, after a massive, magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit the country’s Far East on Wednesday.
According to the local Governor, Valery Limarenko, residents were safe and staying on high ground until the threat of a repeat wave was gone.
The quake caused damage to buildings, and cars swayed in the streets in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which also had power outages and mobile phone service failures.
Russian news agencies quoted the regional Health Ministry as saying that several people sought medical help in Kamchatka after the earthquake, but no serious injuries were reported.
A video, shared by the Russian Television, showed tsunami waves hitting the shore in Russia’s Severo-Kurilsk.
The description also mentioned that the tsunami caused massive flooding and damage there.
Among the world’s strongest recorded quakes, today’s earthquake in Russia appeared to be the strongest anywhere in the world since the March 2011 earthquake off northeast Japan that was 9.0 magnitude and caused a massive tsunami that set off meltdowns at a nuclear power plant.
Only a few stronger earthquakes have ever been measured around the world.
The tsunami alert disrupted transportation even in Japan.
Ferries connecting Hokkaido and Aomori on the northern tip of Japan’s Honshu island were suspended, as well as those connecting Tokyo and nearby islands, and some local train operations were suspended or delayed, according to operators.
Sendai Airport temporarily closed its runway.
A tsunami of 50 centimetres (1.6 feet) was detected at the Ishinomaki port in northern Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. This was the highest measurement so far among several locations around northern Japan.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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