Tokyo/Vladivostok, July 30, 2025 |Sky Link Times | International Desk
A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake triggers a devastating tsunami along Russia’s Far East and Japan’s coastline. Waves up to 4 meters cause flooding, damage to ports, and marine life casualties.
A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, triggering a massive tsunami that has battered the coastlines of both Russia and Japan, damaging critical infrastructure and washing marine life—including whales—ashore.
Authorities in Russia’s Sakhalin region have declared a state of emergency in the northern Kuril Islands, where tsunami waves flooded towns, damaged port facilities, and affected buildings.
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Key Developments:
- Ports in Hokkaido and Vladivostok severely damaged, disrupting shipping lanes and oil terminals.
- Over a dozen whales and marine mammals washed ashore, believed to be disoriented or killed by the underwater shockwave.
- Power outages and transport halts in multiple Japanese prefectures.
- Russia’s Sakhalin Island reported structural collapses and flooding in low-lying zones.
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and Russian EMERCOM issued tsunami warnings within minutes, preventing large-scale casualties.
- Aftershocks of 6.2 and 5.8 magnitudes recorded across the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Global Monitoring On Alert
The USGS, NOAA, and Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre are closely tracking the tectonic shifts. Countries across the Pacific Rim including the Philippines, Taiwan, and Alaska are also on alert, though no immediate threat was reported.
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