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- Published: Wed Jul 30, 2025, 8:20 AM
As it happened: Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunamis
By:Meher Dhanjal- Share:
Key Events
1:16 PM,Jul 30, 2025
Pacific warning centre downgrades Hawaii tsunami alert to 'advisory'
10:49 AM,Jul 30, 2025
Shanghai evacuates 283,000 people
10:37 AM,Jul 30, 2025
4ft-high wave recorded in Oahu, US
10:23 AM,Jul 30, 2025
Tsunami waves hit Hawaii
10:10 AM,Jul 30, 2025
Japan records 4-foot-high tsunami, local media
9:52 AM,Jul 30, 2025
Up to 50cm waves recorded in Japan
9:23 AM,Jul 30, 2025
Flights disrupted
9:17 AM,Jul 30, 2025
Watch: Massive waves strike island after quake
8:56 AM,Jul 30, 2025
Russia declares emergency on tsunami-hit islands
8:45 AM,Jul 30, 2025
Look: Japan evacuates beaches, coastal areas
8:41 AM,Jul 30, 2025
30 tremors felt
8:20 AM,Jul 30, 2025
Tsunami warnings sounded
Summary
- Only July 30, several people were injured in Russia after a massive quake struck, with buildings and infrastructure sustaining damage.
- Tsunami waves were spotted in Japan. The Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan was also evacuated.
- In the US, Hawaii and California asked residents to stay away from beaches and coastal areas.
- Philippines issued a tsunami advisory, asking residents in certain areas to move away from the coasts.
- Volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east started erupting.
11:28 PM, Jul 30, 2025 9:57 PM, Jul 30, 2025 Tsunami advisory cancelled
7:59 PM, Jul 30, 2025 UAE tourists cancel plans
6:08 PM, Jul 30, 2025 Precautionary evacuations in Ecuador
5:57 PM, Jul 30, 2025 Volcano erupts in Russia
3:25 PM, Jul 30, 2025 No casualties, says Kremlin
3:17 PM, Jul 30, 2025 Russia lifts tsunami warning for Kamchatka
2:13 PM, Jul 30, 2025 Japan downgrades tsunami alerts for many areas
1:41 PM, Jul 30, 2025 Tsunami alert lifted in Philippines
1:22 PM, Jul 30, 2025 UAE embassy in Tokyo issues advisory
1:16 PM, Jul 30, 2025 Pacific warning centre downgrades Hawaii tsunami alert to 'advisory'
12:37 PM, Jul 30, 2025 In Japan, tsunami warning resurfaces memories of Fukushima disaster
12:24 PM, Jul 30, 2025 Watch: Tsunami alert goes off in Hawaii
11:43 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Hawaii has seen no sign of major wave since tsunami alert, governor says
11:39 AM, Jul 30, 2025 China lifts tsunami alerts for Shanghai, Zhejiang
11:37 AM, Jul 30, 2025 UAE flights operating as scheduled
11:13 AM, Jul 30, 2025 UAE urges citizens in Shanghai to stay safe
10:49 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Shanghai evacuates 283,000 people
10:37 AM, Jul 30, 2025 4ft-high wave recorded in Oahu, US
10:32 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Watch: Residents preparing ahead of expected waves
10:23 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Tsunami waves hit Hawaii
10:17 AM, Jul 30, 2025 In US, first tsunami waves hit Alaska
10:10 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Japan records 4-foot-high tsunami, local media
10:05 AM, Jul 30, 2025 High waves expected to hit Hawaii soon
9:52 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Up to 50cm waves recorded in Japan
9:40 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Damaged kindergarten building
9:29 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Russian mayor says 'everyone' on tsunami-hit islands evacuated
Everyone was evacuated. Mayor Alexander Ovsyannikov
9:25 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Power grid damaged in Russia's Sakhalin
9:23 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Flights disrupted
9:17 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Watch: Massive waves strike island after quake
9:05 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Peru issues tsunami alert
8:56 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Russia declares emergency on tsunami-hit islands
8:51 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Massive waves
8:45 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Look: Japan evacuates beaches, coastal areas
8:42 AM, Jul 30, 2025 'Pacific Ring of Fire'
8:41 AM, Jul 30, 2025 30 tremors felt
8:38 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Evacuations, warnings; everything so far
8:20 AM, Jul 30, 2025 Tsunami warnings sounded
