A strong earthquake of 8.8 sizes hit Russia in the Far East early on Wednesday and launched tsunami through the North Pacific and called on the coastal regions ranging from Japan to Canada, California, Havai and Indonesia and New Zealand.
The first wave of Tsunami hit the coastal region of Sever-Kurilia, the main settlement of the Russian Kuril Islands in the Pacific, according to the local governor of Valera Limarenko. He said that the residents are safe and remain at the height until the threat of repeated waves disappears.
The Japanese Meteorological Agency said in Tokachi was detected by tsunami measuring 40 centimeters (1.3 feet) on the south coast of Hokkaido, the northernmost of the main islands of the country.
Prime Minister Shiger Ishiba urged people in affected areas to evacuate. “It is possible that the second, third and fourth waves of Tsunami could be much larger” than the first, he said, and asked people to stay alert until the warning was lifted.
Hawaii was expected that waves between 1 and 3 meters would arrive just after 19:00 local time, according to NOAA and operations were suspended at Hilo airport. Governor Josh Green said that the coastal zones must be evacuated “immediately”.
In the tsunami, a warning for Hawaii and parts of Alaska and tsunami watches were in force from the border of California-Mexika to Chignik Bay on Alaska, according to the warning system Tsunami National National Weather Service. Guam is also under the tsunami Watch.
On Tuesday, Honolulu wrapped the warning sirens tsunami and people moved to higher soil.
Here is a complete list of countries that are endangered:
Waves between 1 and 3 meters (3-9 feet) are possible along some coasts of Chile, Costa Rica, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Japan and other islands and island groups in the Pacific, the American tsunami said.
In Australia, Colombia, Mexico, New Zealand, Tonga and Tai -Wan, waves of up to 1 meter (3.3 feet) may appear.
On the coast of Brunei, China, North Korea, Malaysia, South Korea and Vietnam, waves of less than 0.3 meters (barely leg) were possible above the tide.
The American warning system tsunami is the Effet for the Aleutian Islands, Samalga passport
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