A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Kamchatka Peninsula near Russia on Wednesday, causing tsunami alerts across the Pacific, which include Chile, Hawaii, French Polynesia, and Japan.
The earthquake comes as the strongest in the region since the last one happened in 1952. The 8.8 magnitude earthquake damaged buildings and injured many people in the remote area of Russia, and a volcanic eruption followed.
The earthquake was said to be shallow, as mentioned in a report by the U.S. Geological Survey.
The tsunami warnings issued by officials have led to evacuations of humans and other necessary things in Hawaii and Japan, while most of the alerts were downgraded.
Waves of up to 2.5 meters were expected to happen in French Polynesia, and a lot of surges got to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands. Waves reaching 5 meters were said to have occurred in Severo-Kurilsk, Russia.
Hours later, another earthquake of 6.07 magnitude occurred in a place that is not too far from the Kuril Islands.
Officials from Russia say there was no casualty despite the severity of the earthquake, appreciating the durable structures and strong early-warning systems for minimizing harm in the country.
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