The latest tremors come eight months after the Philippines suffered its strongest earthquake in 12 years.
![People leave the beachside area at Inage Seaside Park after much of coastal Japan went on tsunami alert following a 8.7 magnitude quake in the sea off eastern Russia, along Tokyo Bay in Chiba City, Chiba prefecture on July 30, 2025. [Philip Fong/AFP] (AFP)](/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/AFP__20250730__689M8YE__v1__HighRes__JapanRussiaQuakeTsunami_cropped-1753890403.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
A magnitude 8.8 quake hit Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting tsunami warnings as far away as the US West Coast.
Tsunami alerts have been issued from Japan to the US coast after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck near Russia.
Magnitude 8.8 quake off Russia’s east coast had prompted warnings and evacuations in dozens of countries.
The eruption disrupted several flights and raised emergency warnings to their highest level for locals and tourists.
Memorials were held in several countries across Asia for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
More than 227,000 people died in the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and experts warn it could happen again.
Tsunami threat has passed for nearby islands after earthquake struck near Vanuatu’s capital Porta Vila.
Fumio Kishida says he will remain in Japan after experts warn of higher than usual risk along Nankai Trough.
![This handout picture released by the Sakhalin Region Government on July 30, 2025, shows the tsunami-hit Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir, one of Russia's northern Kuril Islands [Handout/Russia's Sakhalin Region Government via AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/AFP__20250730__68A939F__v1__HighRes__RussiaEarthquakeTsunami-1753864535.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
