Powerful earthquake off Russia triggers tsunami fears for Japan and U.S.

The entire state of Hawaii was placed under an alert of tsunami after a powerful 9.8 coarse, struck east of the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia, and a wave of tsunami of more than one and a half foot was seen in Japan, officials said.

“We expect damage. We expect significant damage along the coasts,” Hawaii governor Josh Green said about two hours before the waves reach his condition. “We pray that we do not lose any of our loved ones.”

The earthquake took place around 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, Hawaii time – 7:25 p.m. HE and 8:25 a.m. Wednesday morning in Japan – said the American Tsunami warning center. The earthquake sent a wave of tsunami to the Kuril Russian islands in the Pacific, where the governor said that the residents were safe.

Until now, the largest wave, almost 20 inches, has arrived on the main island of Japan in Honshu at 11:51 am, the local time, said the country’s meteorological agency, after smaller waves of about 12 and 16 inches have struck the Japanese island of Hokkaido. No major deaths or damage has so far been reported.

In Hawaii, people were told to leave the low coastal areas. The first waves of tsunami had to reach the state at 7:17 p.m. local time, said Tsunami Warning Center.

“Our attraction for you is: if you are in a low area, learn safe, go on higher ground,” said the mayor of Oahu, Rick Bangiardi, during a press conference.

He said that traffic was heavy on the island and urged patience, but also caution. “Be careful. It’s real, and it’s more serious,” he said.

The Hawaii State Transport Department warned to avoid the city of Hanalei on the island of Kauai to allow people to evacuate.

On the big island, Hilo airport has ceased commercial operations to facilitate the evacuations of Keaukaha, the ministry said. The Coast Guard has ordered all sales ships to leave the ports.

Tsunami’s warning center said waves 1 to 3 meters above the tide were possible along certain coastal areas of Hawaii, Chile, Japan and the Solomon Islands. Waves of more than 3 meters were possible along certain coastal areas of Russia and Ecuador.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba warned people in areas being wary of secondary waves.

“Even if a tsunami reaches an area, the second or third waves could be more important, so please pay particular attention to the information related to the tsunami and stay in a safe place until the alert is lifted,” he told journalists.

In Russia, the first wave of tsunami struck the severo-kurilsk coastal area, the main colony of the Kuril Russian islands. Local Governor Valery Limarenko said residents stayed on high terrain until the threat of a repeated wave has disappeared.

The Russian news agency Tass reported in the largest city near the epicenter, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which many people ran in the street without shoes or outdoor clothes. The cabinets overturned inside the houses, the mirrors were broken, the cars were sworn in the street and the balconies on the buildings were essentially shaken.

TASS also reported power failures and mobile telephony service failures in the capital of the Kamchatka region.

The National Tsunami Warning Center, based in Alaska, has issued a Tsunami warning for certain parts of the Alaska Alawish islands and surveillance for certain parts of the west coast, including California, Oregon and Washington, as well as Hawaii.

The opinion also includes a large strip of Alaska coastlines, including games of The Panhandle.

The Japanese government said it had set up a working group for information collection and the response in an emergency.

Japan, which is part of the region known as Pacific Ring of Fire, is one of the most subject to world in the world.

Five powerful earthquakes – the largest with a magnitude of 7.4 – struck in the sea near Kamchatka this month. The largest earthquake was around 90 miles east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which has 180,000 inhabitants.

On November 4, 1952, an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 in Kamchatka caused damage, but no death reported, even if it sparked 30 feet waves in Hawaii.