US EditionTsunami Evacuations Ordered in South America, Worst Risk Passes for U.S.
SOUTH AMERICA, JUL 30 – Evacuations in Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador followed tsunami warnings after the 8.7 magnitude earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, with waves up to six metres recorded, officials said.
- On Wednesday, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of New Zealand about 9600 kilometers away triggered tsunami alerts and evacuations along South America’s Pacific coast.
- The shock occurred along the 'Ring of Fire,' a series of seismic faults around the Pacific, with no mention of it being the strongest since 2011.
- Along New Zealand’s coastlines about 9600 kilometers from the epicentre, strong currents and surges were felt, following multiple aftershocks as strong as 6.9 magnitude, Russia’s Oceanology Institute reported.
- Authorities in Chile raised alerts to the highest level, evacuating hundreds along the Pacific coast, while Colombian officials ordered beach and low-tide area evacuations, and Ecuador canceled coastal and Galapagos schools on Wednesday.
- Moving forward, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency urged residents, `'As you return home, still stay off the beach and stay out of the water,'` as advisories continue for northern California through Thursday morning.
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HONOLULU, Hawaii, USA.- Fears of a devastating tsunami were draining Wednesday for the United States and Japan after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded shook a sparsely populated peninsula in Russia. However, new alerts along the South American Pacific coast forced evacuations and beach closures. Warnings in the early hours after the magnitude 8.8 earthquake caused residents of Japan to shelter on the rooftops, while in Hawaii touris…
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Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America, but worst risk appears to pass for U.S. after huge quake
Millions of people were told to seek high ground after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely populated Russian peninsula.
South American countries, US states order evacuations after tsunami alerts triggered by 8.8 Russia earthquake
Tsunami alerts issued in Peru, Colombia, Mexico, and Central American countries, as well as US West Coast, Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, and British Columbia in Canada, say media reports - Anadolu Ajansı
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