Massive earthquake strikes off Russia's far east coast, tsunami watch issued for Japan, Hawaii and US West coast


A massive 8.7 earthquake struck 80 miles southeast of Russia’s Petropavlovsk Kamchatka on July 29 at 4:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, triggering a tsunami alert across several countries in the Pacific Ocean.

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Tsunami alerts have been issued for Russia, Japan, Hawaiian Islands and even the western coast of the US which is thousands of miles away from the earthquake epicenter.

Also read: Massive 8.0 earthquake strikes off Russia’s Kamchatka, Hawaii under 'Tsunami Watch'

For a few chosen locations, the estimated tsunami start times are:


Tsunami Watch Timing by Location – July 29–30
  • Kodiak, Alaska – 8:20 PM AKDT, July 29
  • Seward, Alaska – 8:45 PM AKDT, July 29
  • Elfin Cove, Alaska – 8:50 PM AKDT, July 29
  • Yakutat, Alaska – 8:55 PM AKDT, July 29
  • Sitka, Alaska – 8:55 PM AKDT, July 29
  • Langara, British Columbia – 10:05 PM PDT, July 29
  • Valdez, Alaska – 9:05 PM AKDT, July 29
  • Cordova, Alaska – 9:15 PM AKDT, July 29
  • Homer, Alaska – 9:40 PM AKDT, July 29
  • Craig, Alaska – 9:55 PM AKDT, July 29
  • Tofino, British Columbia – 11:30 PM PDT, July 29
  • La Push, Washington – 11:35 PM PDT, July 29
  • Neah Bay, Washington – 11:40 PM PDT, July 29
  • Port Orford, Oregon – 11:40 PM PDT, July 29
  • Long Beach, Washington – 11:45 PM PDT, July 29
  • Charleston, Oregon – 11:45 PM PDT, July 29
  • Brookings, Oregon – 11:50 PM PDT, July 29
  • Fort Bragg, California – 11:50 PM PDT, July 29
  • Moclips, Washington – 11:50 PM PDT, July 29
  • Westport, Washington – 11:55 PM PDT, July 29
  • Seaside, Oregon – 11:55 PM PDT, July 29
  • Newport, Oregon – 11:55 PM PDT, July 29
  • Crescent City, California – 11:55 PM PDT, July 29
  • Monterey, California – 12:15 AM PDT, July 30
  • Port Angeles, Washington – 12:20 AM PDT, July 30
  • Port San Luis, California – 12:35 AM PDT, July 30
  • San Francisco, California – 12:40 AM PDT, July 30
  • Port Townsend, Washington – 12:45 AM PDT, July 30
  • Santa Barbara, California – 12:50 AM PDT, July 30
  • Los Angeles Harbor, California – 1:05 AM PDT, July 30
  • Newport Beach, California – 1:10 AM PDT, July 30
  • Bellingham, Washington – 1:10 AM PDT, July 30
  • Oceanside, California – 1:15 AM PDT, July 30
  • La Jolla, California – 1:15 AM PDT, July 30
The tsunami watch will remain in effect until further notice. Refer to tsunami.gov for official updates.

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