A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula triggered 4-meter (13-foot) tsunami waves and sparked evacuation orders in Hawaii and across the Pacific on Wednesday.

Hawaii was issued a tsunami advisory shortly after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck the Far East region of Russia on Tuesday, July 29. The 8.8-magnitude quake didn’t cause mass ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tsunami waves reached Hawaii and the West Coast after one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history, a magnitude 8.8 ...

The tsunami that hit Alaska and Hawaii had the U.S. military rushing to secure weapons systems scattered across the Pacific, and is reupping the debate over whether the Pentagon needs to do more to ...

Know the difference between a red or yellow tsunami evacuation zone in Hawaii? Residents who live in red areas of the map, mostly along coastlines and harbors, are in the tsunami evacuation zone and ...

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever recorded, struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings in coastal towns in multiple countries. The earthquake was "on ...

One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded struck off the coast of Russia on Wednesday, 30 July 2025, at around 11.30 AM local time (4:30 AM ET), igniting tsunami warnings in a number of ...

Gov. Josh Green said so far no damage has been recorded as tsunami waves reached Oahu, Hawaii's most populous island, but it will take hours of observation before authorities can determine whether the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It had been more than 12 years since a tsunami warning and statewide coastal evacuation has been issued in Hawaii. In 2012, a ...

WASHINGTON — The tsunami alert level for Hawaii — issued after the magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s eastern coast — has been downgraded to an advisory, authorities said Wednesday. “Pacific ...

The tsunami advisory for Hawaii has been dropped, but travelers shouldn’t rush back to the beach just yet. Officials are "warning residents and visitors of sea-level changes and strong currents along ...

It’s not exactly the kind of “high seas adventure” people signed up for. Tourists in Hawaii were left scrambling after cruise ships pulled anchor early, ditching hundreds of passengers at the dock as ...