{"id":2468490,"date":"2025-07-30T05:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T09:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-earthquake-in-russia-causes-tsunami-warnings-throughout-the-pacific-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T05:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T09:16:13","slug":"massive-earthquake-in-russia-causes-tsunami-warnings-throughout-the-pacific-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-earthquake-in-russia-causes-tsunami-warnings-throughout-the-pacific-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive earthquake in Russia causes tsunami warnings throughout the Pacific &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassive-earthquake-in-russia-causes-tsunami-warnings-throughout-the-pacific-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2468490&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia&#8217;s Kamchatka Peninsula in the Far East, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific region. This powerful quake, the largest since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan and among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-team-zuckerberg-masking-heavily-pro-democrat-tilt-of-2020-election-zuck-bucks\/\" title=\"Study: Team Zuckerberg Masking Heavily Pro-Democrat Tilt Of 2020 Election \u2018Zuck Bucks\u2019\">top ten largest<\/a> since 1900, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-unveils-plans-to-shut-down-a-65-year-old-pipeline\/\" title=\"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Unveils Plans To Shut Down A 65-Year-Old Pipeline\">caused significant damage<\/a> such as shaking homes and collapsing ceilings. The quake led to tsunami waves along many Pacific coastlines, prompting warnings for countries including the Philippines, Indonesia, Chile, Peru, Japan, the U.S. (Alaska, Hawaii, Pacific Coast), and others. Waves between 10 to 13 feet were reported in Kamchatka and surrounding areas. Officials urged residents in vulnerable coastal regions to evacuate to higher ground. U.S. President Donald Trump also posted warnings on social media about the potential tsunami threat. Early reports confirmed tsunami waves reached parts of Hawaii and California.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Massive earthquake in Russia causes tsunami warnings throughout the Pacific<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2184510\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Russia&rsquo;s Far East was hit with a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning, hitting the country&rsquo;s Kamchatka peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>The region is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk. It is located about 1000 miles northeast of Sapporo, Japan. Videos circulated on social media of homes shaking, ceilings falling apart, panels crumbling, and buildings being damaged as the earthquake hit the southern part of the peninsula.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3485865\/doj-confirms-only-law-enforcement-testified-epstein-maxwell-grand-juries\/\">DOJ confirms only law enforcement testified in Epstein, Maxwell grand juries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3485839\/trump-distances-himself-from-colbert-firing-says-kimmel-and-fallon-are-next\/\">Trump distances himself from Colbert firing, says Kimmel and Fallon are next<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3485821\/marjorie-taylor-green-shuts-down-rumors-of-2026-bid-for-governor\/\">Marjorie Taylor Green shuts down rumors of 2026 bid for governor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The earthquake is the largest since the 2011 earthquake in Tohoku, Japan, and one of the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >top ten largest earthquakes<\/a> to occur since 1900,&rdquo; according to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/us6000qw60\/executive\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United States Geological Society<\/a>. There have reportedly been 24 aftershocks in the area. Wednesday&rsquo;s earthquake is &ldquo;the latest in a sequence of earthquakes occurring offshore of the Kamchatka peninsula that began 10 days earlier.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today&rsquo;s earthquake was serious and the strongest in decades of tremors,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/07\/30\/magnitude-8point6-earthquake-strikes-off-russias-kamchatka-sparks-tsunami-warnings-usgs-says.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Vladimir Solodov, governor of Kamchatka, in a video posted on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>The earthquake <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-russia-kamchatka-earthquake-tsunami-warning-a88cbe8a1e985cff54dc0ad849ea5ddb\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">caused<\/a> tsunami waves in many land areas in or along the Pacific Ocean, according to the Associated Press. Tsunami <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/29\/asia\/russia-earthquake-intl-hnk\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">warnings<\/a> were issued for numerous places, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Chile, Peru, Japan, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Pacific Coast of the U.S. Large waves between 10-13 ft. were reported in Kamchatka and various parts of the Pacific Ocean. People in Japan, Hawaii, and Alaska were warned to avoid coastal areas and, in some instances, move to higher ground.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump posted a message to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-video-shows-antifa-allegedly-stab-4-trump-supporters-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Sickening ... Shows Antifa Allegedly Stab 4 Trump Supporters in Washington DC\">social media accounts<\/a> about the earthquake and warned of a potential tsunami in Hawaii and the Pacific Coast of the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Due to a massive earthquake that occurred in the Pacific Ocean, a Tsunami Warning is in effect for those living in Hawaii,&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realdonaldtrump\/status\/1950379902789964153?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>. &ldquo;A Tsunami Watch is in effect for Alaska and the Pacific Coast of the United States. Japan is also in the way. Please visit<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V5RZFDxYzl\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> https:\/\/tsunami.gov<\/a> for the latest information. STAY STRONG AND STAY SAFE!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As of early Wednesday morning, tsunami waves were <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/c3r4x9yrrg4t\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> in Hawaii and along the California coast in Arena Cove and Monterey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2184510\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2184510\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massive 8.8 quake in Russia triggers Pacific tsunami alerts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2468491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RussiaEarthquake-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6809,18160,4280,46224],"class_list":["post-2468490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-earthquake","tag-pacific","tag-russia","tag-tsunami-warnings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/RussiaEarthquake-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2468490"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2468494,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2468490\/revisions\/2468494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2468491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2468490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2468490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2468490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}