Tsunami advisories fade following Russia earthquake that caused mass evacuations

US west coast warnings gone, but South America’s Pacific coast still faces threats

A person records images of waves, following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities, after an earthquake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday, 30 July 2025.
A person records images of waves, following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities, after an earthquake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday, 30 July 2025.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 30 July 2025, 20:02Updated 31 July 2025, 07:04
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