AIS tracking data shows Japanese fishing vessels quickly leaving port and heading for deeper waters earlier today following the issuance of tsunami warnings.
Drone footage reveals extensive tsunami flood damage to coastal neighborhoods and the port in Severo-Kurilsk, a town on Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.
Today's M8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula ranks as the sixth strongest earthquake ever recorded, tying with the 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake and the 2010 Chile earthquake—both also measuring M8.8. It falls just behind the 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake, which struck a similar area with a magnitude of 9.0.
The U.S. Army and Navy, working alongside the Hawaii Department of Transportation, have opened Kolekole Pass and sections of Schofield Barracks on Oahu to support the evacuation of coastal communities amid the ongoing Tsunami Warning for the state.
The Sinaloa Cartel is said to be operating in fear under the Trump administration, with smuggling operations grinding to a halt amid a sharp increase in Border Patrol and National Guard activity. “The business has taken a serious hit,” one source reported.
Tsunami Warnings have been issued for much of Japan’s eastern coastline, with authorities urging residents near the coast, rivers, or lakes in multiple prefectures to evacuate to higher ground without delay.
A Tsunami Watch has been issued for the entire U.S. and Canadian West Coast, including Alaska, after a powerful 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Far East. A Tsunami Warning is currently in effect for portions of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.
