Tsunami waves hit Hawaii after huge quake off Russia

The massive earthquake that hit the coast of Russia could be one of the largest registered if its magnitude of 8.8 remains unchanged.

According to the United States Geological Service, the tremor of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia is tied in the largest registered sixth, along with a 2010 earthquake off the coast of Chile. The agency said the earthquake was superficial at a depth of approximately 13 miles and focused on about 75 miles east-southeast of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

It is the largest earthquake in the world since the 2011 earthquake on the coast of Japan, which had a magnitude of 9.1 and triggered the Tsunami of Fukushima and the nuclear collapse. In Russia, it was the largest earthquake since the same area in 1952 that measured 9.0.

The largest registered earthquake is the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile, which had a magnitude of 9.5.

Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines said that the flights to Hawaii were on hold when the merchers fused brothers monitor the expected tsunami and its consequences.

“We are celebrating flight departures to the islands in Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines,” Hawaiian said in a statement. The air flights were ordered to return to the continent or deviate to an adequate airport, he said.

Ticket holders were asked to verify the status of their flights before heading to their exit airport. Travel plans affected by the flight break could be eligible for exemptions, said Hawaii.

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Initially, the effects of Tsunami waves are expected to appear on the Kauai coast, followed by the Great Island about 20 to 30 minutes later, said the Civil Defense Agency of the Hawaii County.

“These mass waves can wrap around the coast of the island, so impacts can occur at any time along the coast. Avoid the area,” the agency said in a position in X.

The witnesses captured the powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia in the Far East. The earthquake triggered a tsunami alert, with the first wave hitting the coastal area of Severo-Kurilsk.

Japan’s weather agency said Tsunami’s warnings remained in place since waves were still observed and asked those in the warning areas to remain in safe places.

The Masashi Kiyomoto agency official said that each wave cycle lasted about an hour and that until now there had been two or three cycles. He said it was too early to say if the waves were getting bigger with each cycle.

Based on earthquakes of similar size in the region in the past, tsunamis could last approximately one day, he said.

Hawaii’s head of Tourism said visitors in high -height hotels and resorts should go to higher floors when possible.

James Kunane Tokyka, state director of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, described such “vertical evacuation” movement.

“The properties are asked along the coast that evacuate vertically, four floors and more,” he said, which means that tourists should be at least on the fourth floor before the waves arrive.

The Waikiki coast in Honolulu is full of high -height hotels and resorts.

Japan, where the earthquake was barely felt, has reported the largest tsunami waves so far, measuring 60 centimeters, or almost 2 feet.

One arrived at 1:11 pm local time (12:11 am et) in the city of Hamanaka in the southern region of the northernmost island of Hokkaido, according to the Japan weather agency. The other was at 1:03 pm in the port of Kuji in Iwate’s prefecture on the main island of Honshu in Japan.

Previously, Japan reported waves in Honshu and Hokkaido from approximately 12 to 20 inches. The authorities had said that the waves could reach up to about 3 feet.

The Coast Guard has ordered all commercial ships in the commercial ports in Hawaii to evacuate.

In a publication about X, the agency attributed the order to the captain of the port of Honolulu. He also said that all ports in the state have been closed to incoming traffic.

In your advice on how to respond to a tsunami, the federal website Ready.gov says: “If you are in a boat, go to the sea.”

The governor of Hawaii tonight emphasized that the effects of the tsunami could be real and expensive, since the powerful oceanic pulses of the earthquake of 8.8 magnitude east of the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia were expected around 7:17 pm local time (1:17 am et).

Governor Josh Green said the impacts are almost safe. “We expect damage. We expect significant damage along the coasts,” he said.

“We pray that we don’t lose any of our loved ones,” he continued.