Tsunami waves arrive on Japan's coast after earthquake in Russia, triggering tsunami alerts for US West Coast

Tsunami waves arrived on the eastern coast of Japan on Wednesday following a powerful earthquake off the eastern coast of Russia The magnitude earthquake triggered fears of a tsunami across much of the Pacific Ocean basin including the shores of Hawaii southern Alaska the entire U S West Coast and British Columbia Tsunami Warnings are in effect for Hawaii and parts of Alaska and the U S West Coast while British Columbia is under a Tsunami Advisory after the earthquake struck just east of Petropavlovsk Russia according to FOX Weather Several people were injured in the remote Russian region of the Kamchatka Peninsula while much of Japan's eastern seaboard was ordered to evacuate TEXAS FLOOD RECOVERY SUPPORTERS FIND DIGNITY IN HELPING CASUALTIES Today's earthquake was serious and the strongest in decades of tremors Kamchatka Gov Vladimir Solodov declared in a video posted on Telegram A tsunami with a height of - feet was recorded in parts of Kamchatka according to Sergei Lebedev regional minister for urgency situations Several people underwent therapeutic assistance after the earthquake Oleg Melnikov regional strength minister explained TASS a Russian-owned news agency Unfortunately there are several people injured during the seismic event Chosen were hurt while running outside and one subject jumped out of a window A woman was also injured inside the new airport terminal Melnikov noted All patients are at this moment in satisfactory condition and no serious injuries have been released so far he added Russia's Ministry of Crisis Services announced the port in the Sakhalin town of Severo-Kurilsk and a fish processing plant in the area were partially flooded by a tsunami People in the area have been evacuated A kindergarten was also damaged but bulk buildings withstood the earthquake and no fatalities were stated the ministry disclosed Japan's weather agency explained it expected tsunami waves of up to feet to reach large coastal areas Tsunami alarms sounded in coastal towns across Japan's Pacific coast as leadership urged people to seek higher ground Multiple people on the northern island of Hokkaido were seen on the roof of a building sheltering under tents from the beating sun as fishing boats were removed from harbors to avoid likely damage from the waves according to footage on population broadcaster NHK No injuries or damage have been disclosed so far Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi announced Waves reaching more than feet were achievable along selected coasts of Russia and Ecuador while waves of three to feet were achievable in Japan Hawaii Chile and the Solomon Islands the U S Tsunami Warning System disclosed Smaller waves were workable along coastlines across much of the Pacific including the U S West Coast YOUR PHONE PREDICTS AN EARTHQUAKE Due to a massive earthquake that occurred in the Pacific Ocean a Tsunami Warning is in effect for those living in Hawaii U S President Donald Trump wrote on social media A Tsunami Watch is in effect for Alaska and the Pacific Coast of the United States Japan is also in the way California Gov Gavin Newsom later announced a tsunami warning was in effect along parts of California s north coast Hawaii ordered evacuations from selected coastal areas Residents of low-lying areas were urged to either move to higher ground or to the fourth floor of a building People need to evacuate that's very clear Hawaii Gov Josh Green declared in a video posted to X Take Action Destructive tsunami waves expected the Honolulu Department of Crisis Management wrote on X This is a advancing story Check back for updates Reuters contributed to this analysis