See aftermath of tsunami in Russia from above
Four tsunami waves passed through the town of Severo-Kurilsk, in Russia’s far-eastern Kuril Islands, after a magnitude-8.8 earthquake stuck on July 30, Russian reports said.
Tsunami waves in far-east Russia leave behind destruction after a magnitude 8.8 temblor, one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, struck off the country’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
The earthquake, which struck on July 29 and prompted evacuations, generated a tsunami of up to 13 feet in the town, officials said.
The town and a fish processing plant are partially flooded due to the tsunami, and a kindergarten building was damaged, but no serious injuries were reported, Russia’s Ministry for Emergency Services said.
Drone footage shows the aftermath of the waves after they hit Severo-Kurilsk, a Russian town in the country’s Kamchatka Peninsula, north of Japan.
Tsunami waves also impacted parts of the US
Tsunami waves also reached Hawaii, where an evacuation order was lifted after a tsunami warning was downgraded to an advisory, and in Alaska, Washington, California, and the West Coast overnight.
In Crescent City, located near the Oregon-California border, around 356 miles northwest of San Francisco, there were waves as tall as 3.6 feet, according to the National Weather Service. Residents were asked to avoid beaches and harbors.
Despite the tsunami warnings being downgraded or cancelled in much of Alaska, the state could feel the effects of the earthquake for days to come.
Currents in the following areas can be more dangerous for days after a tsunami, according to forecasters:
BeachesHarborsMarinasBaysInlets
In Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, tsunami waves were recorded, with the highest being 2.7 feet near Adak Island, located east of Severo-Kurils.
Contributing: Dinah Voyles Pulver, Thao Nguyen, Will Carless, Kathleen Wong, Joel Shannon, John Bacon, Jeanine Santucci; USA TODAY
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