Live. Tsunami warnings in the Pacific: Waves could reach 4 meters in French Polynesia
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, triggering tsunamis in Russia and Japan and prompting alerts across much of the Pacific. Follow our live coverage.
It was the most powerful earthquake in the region in nearly 73 years. A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the Russian coast of Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, triggering tsunamis in Russia and Japan and prompting alerts across much of the Pacific.
The US National Tsunami Center (PTWC), describing the potential impact as "dangerous", warns of a risk of waves of more than 3 m along certain coasts of Ecuador, the northwest of the Hawaiian Islands and Russia.
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