Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:27am on 30 Jul 2025,Wednesday Weather & Environment
A magnitude‑8.7 (later revised to 8.8) earthquake struck roughly 125 km southeast of Petropavlovsk‑Kamchatsky, at a shallow depth of 19 km, marking the strongest in the region since 1952 . The quake generated tsunami waves of 3–5 metres, flooding Severo‑Kurilsk and damaging infrastructure including a kindergarten; several minor injuries were reported in Kamchatka . Tsunami warnings and evacuations were issued across the Pacific—including Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, and parts of the U.S. West Coast, Guam, and Micronesia . In Japan, officials forecasted waves up to 3 metres and advised coastal evacuations; no major damage was reported yet . The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of persistent wave activity and issued alerts from California to Chile, underscoring elevated risks across multiple continents
