by Following an earthquake close to Russia, the whole West Coast’s coastal regions are under tsunami watch.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.7 struck 80 miles southeast off the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula at 4:25 p.m. PDT on Tuesday.
According to the National Tsunami Warning Center, the watch stretches all the way south from Chignik Bay, Alaska to the border between the United States and Mexico.
The distance from the place of origin determines the different hours to be on watch. According to officials, the potential tsunami start time in Oceanside and La Jolla is early Wednesday at 1:15 a.m.
It is approximately 1:10 a.m. in Newport Beach and 1:05 a.m. in Los Angeles Harbor.
On Tuesday, coastal regions in Washington state should be on watch starting at 11:35 p.m., followed by Oregon at 11:40 p.m. On Wednesday, the first notification for California is at 11:50 p.m. in Fort Bragg, 12:40 a.m. in San Francisco, and 12:50 a.m. in Santa Barbara.
According to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, it is keeping an eye out for any possible effects that the earthquake and tsunami watch may have on the state.
The earthquake prompted more severe tsunami warnings for the Alaskan coast and Hawaii.
According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in the United States, the earthquake created a tsunami that might harm all of the Hawaiian islands’ coastlines.
According to the warning, immediate action is necessary to safeguard people and property. Around 7:00 p.m. local time, the first waves were predicted to arrive.
Less than 30 minutes after the warning, waves as high as 3 meters (yards) might reach the northern Japanese beaches, according to a tsunami advisory issued by Japan’s meteorological service for the country’s Pacific coast.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports that within the hour that followed the initial earthquake, aftershocks with magnitudes of 6.9 and 6.3 were reported.Areas that might subsequently be affected by a tsunami are alerted in advance via tsunami watches. Until further notice, the watch will continue to be in effect.
Depending on fresh information, watch regions may be canceled or upgraded to a warning or advisory level.
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From Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the largest city close to the epicenter, Russia’s Tass news agency claimed that many people fled into the street without shoes or other protective clothing. Mirrors were smashed, cars trembled on the street, cabinets fell out of houses, and building balconies rocked visibly.
In the Kamchatka region’s capital, Tass also reported mobile phone service issues and power outages.
According to a local Russian official cited by Tass, emergency services were operating at full capacity and Sakhalin Island residents were being evacuated.
Five strong earthquakes, the greatest of which had a magnitude of 7.4, occurred in the sea close to Kamchatka earlier in July. The greatest earthquake, which was located 89 miles east of the 180,000-person city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, was 20 kilometers deep.
This report was produced with assistance from the Associated Press and City News Service.
Revised on July 29, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.
