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A tsunami alert was issued for Hawaii and Alaska after an 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Kamchatka in Russia.
A tsunami advisory was also issued in Japan after the quake, the Associated Press reported.
The National Weather Service issued a tsunami “advisory” for parts of Alaska, while Hawaii was put on tsunami “watch,” according to the agency’s website. Both Russia and Japan were on “potential threat” status, while the territory of Guam was on tsunami watch.
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The water is calm in the port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka in the Far East. When tsunami warnings are issued, people in the region are urged to stay away from the… The water is calm in the port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka in the Far East. When tsunami warnings are issued, people in the region are urged to stay away from the coast.
