At 11:24 am local time on July 30, 2025, a powerful earthquake struck offshore of the Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean.
At 11:24 am local time on July 30, 2025, a powerful earthquake struck offshore of the Kamchatka Peninsula, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey on its social media platform. Videos shared on social media show shaking lasting several minutes.
With a preliminary magnitude of 7. 8 to 8.8 it is the strongest earthquake since the magnitude 9.1 Tōhoku earthquake of March 11, 2011.
Tsunami alerts were issued by the U.S. Tsunami Warning System around the Pacific Basin for the Aleutian Islands (Alaska), the islands of Hawaii, California, Oregon and Washington on the U.S. west coast, the Japanese archipelago and other Pacific nations, with 1 to 3 meter waves possible.
