Tsunami alerts lifted after huge earthquake prompts evacuations across Pacific
Published: 7/30/2025

Tsunami alerts have been lifted in the Pacific after one of the world's strongest earthquakes struck Russia's Far East. The 8.8 magnitude quake triggered evacuations in Russia, Japan, and Hawaii, affecting over two million people. Despite the quake's intensity, there were no severe damages reported. The earthquake occurred in the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, with regions like Kamchatka, Japan, the Philippines, and the Americas at risk of earthquakes and tsunamis.