Photos: California, Hawaii see first tsunami waves after massive Russia earthquake sparks alerts for Pacific
Updated On Jul 30, 2025 04:02 PM IST
Tsunami waves hit Hawaii and parts of California after a strong earthquake off Russia’s coast. Hawaii Governor Josh Green said, “Everything has been OK so far.”
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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. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)(AFP)
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This video grab from a handout footage released by Russia's Emergencies Ministry on July 30, 2025, shows emergency service specialists inspecting a damaged building following an earthquake on far eastern Sakhalin Island. One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East early on July 30, causing tsunamis of up to four metres (12 feet) across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan. (Photo by Handout / Russian Emergencies Ministry / AFP) (AFP)
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Tsunami hit Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir island of Russia's northern Kuril islands. One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East early on July 30, causing tsunamis of up to four metres (12 feet) across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan. (Photo by Handout / Russia's Sakhalin Region Government / AFP) (AFP)
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People watch the moon and waves at Santa Monica pier amid a tsunami warning in Santa Monica, California, on July 29, 2025. (AFP)
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Oahu residents evacuate Ewa Beach to the side of Kunia Road due to the threat of tsunami in Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. AP/PTI(AP07_30_2025_000139A)(AP)
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Waves roll on to an empty Waikiki Beach on July 29, 2025 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Parts of the US west coast and Japan are being evacuated after a Tsunami warning following one of the strongest earthquakes in modern history hit Russia's eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. Darryl Oumi/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Darryl Oumi / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)
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Traffic builds on Bethel Street heading north in downtown Honolulu after authorities warned residents of the possibility of destructive tsunami waves, following an earthquake which earlier struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Marco Garcia(REUTERS)
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Oahu residents seek refuge from the threat of tsunami in a Walmart parking lot in Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. AP/PTI(AP07_30_2025_000140A)(AP)
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A couple watches the ocean in Samoa's capital city of Apia on July 30, 2025, as a tsunami warning is in effect. (AFP)
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A view of the shoreline in Apia, Samoas capital on July 30, 2025, as a tsunami warning remains in effect.(AFP)
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Residents watch the ocean in Samoa's capital city of Apia on July 30, 2025, as a tsunami warning is in effect. (AFP)
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A police officer drives at Santa Monica Pier while warning the public about the regular closure time of the pier amid a tsunami warning in Santa Monica, California, on July 29, 2025.(AFP)
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Passengers look at a notice saying a part of Shinkansen bullet train service temporarily suspended due to tsunami warning at a train station, after a powerful earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(REUTERS)
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A notice saying a part of Shinkansen bullet train service temporarily suspended due to tsunami warning is pictured at a train station, after a powerful earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(REUTERS)
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Washington state resident Poppy Mellon fills his car with jugs of water in preparation for the tsunami threat at the Kapolei Walmart, Hawaii, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP photo/Michelle Bir)(AP)
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Oahu residents seek refuge from the threat of tsunami in a Walmart parking lot in Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP photo/Michelle Bir)(AP)
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Ewa Beach resident CJ Jasper evacuates his family and their dogs to the side of Kunia Road to escape the tsunami threat Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP photo/Michelle Bir)(AP)
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The massive temblor triggered warnings of waves up to three metres (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)(AFP)
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