{"id":34525,"date":"2025-07-30T14:37:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/34525\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:37:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T14:37:12","slug":"tsunami-advisory-for-b-c-cancelled-after-major-russian-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/34525\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsunami advisory for B.C. cancelled after major Russian earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/tsunami\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">tsunami<\/a> advisory has been cancelled for all zones, according to Emergency Info BC, which had been issued after a magnitude 8.8 <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/earthquake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">earthquake<\/a> hit the Far East region of Russia early Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753129028_943_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The agency, which provides response and recovery information during emergencies, issued the update at 6:07 a.m. Pacific daylight time (PDT).<\/p>\n<p>The advisory had been issued Tuesday night local time after the earthquake hit, with tsunami waves expected to hit parts of Canada, the U.S. and Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration noted in regional observations that an \u201cobserved maximum tsunami height\u201d of six centimetres was observed at Langara Island overnight. Winter Harbour, Tofino and Bamfield also saw waves of 27 cm, 21 cm and nine cm respectively.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Tsunami advisory issued for B.C. coast following massive earthquake in Russia'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753886231_294_WEB_TSUNAMI.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0:47<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTsunami advisory issued for B.C. coast following massive earthquake in Russia\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s Meteorological Agency said a tsunami as high as 40 cm was detected in 16 locations as the waves moved south along the Pacific coast.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11309101\/extremists-weaponizing-femininity-canadian-intelligence-report\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" 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vote\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Several countries issued tsunami watches, advisories and warnings as a result, though as of Wednesday morning, some of the warnings in Hawaii, Japan and other parts of Russia have been downgraded.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753128969_722_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>A warning is the most serious type of tsunami alert, while an advisory, like what\u2019s in place for parts of B.C., means there is the potential for strong currents and dangerous waves, as well as flooding on beaches or in harbours.<\/p>\n<p>The waves were triggered by what is believed to be the strongest recorded quake since the 2011 earthquake that hit Japan and caused a massive tsunami.<\/p>\n<p>Several people were injured in Russia, but no deaths have been reported so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 with files from The Canadian Press and The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size A tsunami advisory has been cancelled for all zones, 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