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JAPAN, JUL 30 – Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency expanded evacuation advisory to 2 million people after tsunami waves up to 50 cm struck following an 8.7 magnitude quake in Russia.

  • Early Wednesday, Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency urged nearly 2 million residents in Hokkaido to evacuate as tsunami waves up to 40 centimetres hit the coast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
  • The United States Geological Survey reported the quake off Russia’s Far East registered an 8.8 magnitude, struck around 120 kilometers east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at about 20 km depth.
  • Japan Meteorological Agency recorded up to 40 centimetres in 16 coastal locations and a 50 centimetre wave at Ishinomaki Port.
  • Sendai Airport closed runways and JR lines halted services as manufacturers and retailers along Japan’s Pacific coast suspended operations, while workers at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant evacuated and water release halted.
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Japan has ordered on Wednesday the evacuation of almost two million people after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in front of the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka, triggering a tsunami that hit the coastal areas of the Kuriles Islands and the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The east coast of the Asian country has been evacuated, almost 10,500 people on Hokkaido itself. Citizens have taken refuge on the rooftops of buildings following the tsunami alert la…

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The power plant in Fukushima was evacuated, and in Russia doctors had to hold a patient so that she would not fall off the operating table: during the earthquake in front of Kamchatka, parts of the world were dragged by a catastrophe.

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El Universal Chile broke the news in on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
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