🌊 Tsunami Alerts Downgraded After Massive Earthquake Rocks Russia’s Far East – Millions Evacuated
ViralClue — July 30, 2025
A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia late Tuesday, triggering widespread tsunami alerts across the Pacific. Though the initial warnings have now been downgraded to advisories for both the United States and Japan, authorities continue to urge caution as unpredictable wave activity may persist over the next 24 hours.
⚠️ Key Developments:
- Tsunami Reaches Multiple Continents: The first waves hit Russia and Japan, forcing nearly 2 million residents to evacuate. Hours later, the waves reached the U.S. West Coast, including Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.
- Ongoing Coastal Risk: A spokesperson from the U.S. National Weather Service stated that wave activity remains “stubbornly persistent,” warning coastal residents to remain alert and avoid shorelines.
- Record-Breaking Tremor: The quake is now tied as the sixth strongest ever recorded globally. Remarkably, no casualties have been reported in Russia, according to the Kremlin.
🚨 Evacuations Underway in Chile
In response to potential tsunami threats, Chilean officials began evacuations along vast stretches of the northern coast. The country’s disaster response agency, SENAPRED, confirmed emergency evacuations in seven regions, including:
- Arica and Parinacota
- Tarapacá
- Antofagasta
- Atacama
- Coquimbo
- Valparaíso
- O’Higgins
📣 Videos shared online show sirens wailing across the port city of Iquique, followed by loudspeakers repeating the word “emergency” in Spanish. Panic was visible as locals rushed inland.
Even on Easter Island, residents were ordered to move to higher ground.
SENAPRED urged citizens to stay calm, obey evacuation orders, and “don’t forget your pets.”
🌐 Full Coast Under Red Alert
Chile has placed its entire coastline, including the scarcely populated Antarctic territories, under a national red alert, reflecting the global seriousness of this event.
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