Last updated July 30, 2025, 1:00 PM

Russia declares emergency on tsunami-hit islands

By Agence France Presse

July 30, 2025, 1:00 PM

A boat leaves the Ala War Harbor, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii on July 29, 2025 after an 8.7 earthquake off of Russia's far east prompted tsunami alerts. A powerful 8.7 magnitude earthquake off Russia's far east has prompted tsunami alerts across parts of the Pacific including Japan, Hawaii, Russia and Ecuador, and warnings along the California coast, US authorities said late on July 29. The massive temblor triggered warnings of waves up to three meters (10 feet) possibly hitting the coasts of Russia, Hawaii and even Ecuador and Chile along South America's west coast, according to the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center based in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Eugene Tanner / AFP)

Moscow, Russia—Authorities in Russia’s far eastern Sakhalin region declared on Wednesday a state of emergency in the northern Kuril Islands, where tsunami waves have damaged buildings and caused flooding.

“A state of emergency has been declared in the North Kuril District, where an earthquake and tsunami occurred today,” the Sakhalin government said in a statement.

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