Strong earthquake of 8.8, the strongest in the Russian Far East since 1952-weighted near the coast of Kamchatka on Wednesday, which caused buildings to tremble forcibly for three minutes in Kamchat’s Petropavlov, home for 165,000 people.
Just a few hours later, the towering volcano Kyuchevskoy 280 miles north began to explode, while the lava flowed on the slopes and the explosions lit up the sky. While several people suffered minor injuries with panic, officials did not confirm any death of any disaster thanks to early warnings and robust buildings.
The shallow earthquake launched a warning about tsunami across 40+ Pacific nations. The Russian islands of Kuril saw the waves of 16 feet of the North-Kurilsk port floods, ships and storage containers swept.
Japan evacuated 1.9 million people along its east coast, with 4-foot waves reaching Hokkaido. Hawaii recorded a 5 -foot increase in Maui, stopped flights and caused traffic jams when people fled from the interior. Chile and Ecuador ordered the evacuation on the Easter island and Galapagos, where 4.5 trace waves were expected.
Klyuchevoy 15,000 feet, the highest active volcano of Eurasia, often explodes, with more than 18 eruptions since 2000. Russian scientists watching the event observed the “reddish lava flowing by the western slope” with “strong glow and explosion”.
Satellite images showed intensive thermal signals days before eruption. Despite its volcano violence, it rarely threatens people, because the nearest capital is 280 miles away and its eruptions have not been recorded by any victims.
After 11 tense hours, Russia raised a warning to the tsunami for Kamchatka and the islands of Kuril, although officials warned of persistent strong streams. Japan and Hawaii also reduced the warning to the evening.
The islands of French Polynesia Marquesas still faced wave risks of 8 feet overnight, while Ecuador maintained the evacuation of Galapagos active. Scientists have explained that the earthquake occurred a “megathrus error” in the Pacific “Fire Ring” – the same zone that caused the Japanese disaster in 2011 – and warned the shocks that could continue for months.
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