The first photos of a damaged kindergarten in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky are coming through.

As we reported earlier, the regional minister for emergency situations Sergei Lebedev said that the earthquake was one of the “strongest in decades”.

Tsunami waves have flooded part of the Russian port town of Severo-Kurilsk, according to Russia’s emergencies ministry.

The town has a population of around 2,000 people.

Videos on social media appear to show water surging inland near the town.

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini nuclear plant have been evacuated and moved to higher ground, according to a statement from the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO).

The Fukushima Daiichi plant was the site of a major nuclear disaster following the devastating 9.0 magnitude Japan earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

TEPCO added that there have been no injuries or abnormalities recorded at the plants, but that they will continue to monitor tsunami warnings.

Earlier this week, TEPCO announced that the full-scale removal of fuel debris could be delayed by 12 to 15 years – to allow enough time for radiation levels to decrease.

US President Donald Trump has just posted about the tsunami warning in Hawaii and advisories in Alaska and the US’ pacific coast.

“Please visit tsunami.gov/, external for the latest information. STAY STRONG AND STAY SAFE!” he posted on Truth Social and X.

Tsunami warnings alert people to the possibility of dangerous powerful currents, while urging them to move to higher ground or inland. The lower-level advisories warn of strong currents and urge people to stay out of water and away from the beaches.

Sirens sounded in Honolulu after officials in Hawaii ordered an “immediate evacuation” of large parts of the island Oahu, of which Honolulu is the capital.

“Take Action! Destructive tsunami waves are expected,” Honolulu’s Department of Emergency Management also said in alerts on social media. Watch below:

No casualties or damage have been reported so far, says Japan’s chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi.

Tsunami waves of between 30cm and 40cm have hit parts of northern Japan so far, with authorities warning of larger, subsequent waves.

Wednesday’s earthquake off the Kamchatka Peninsula was the strongest since 1952, with authorities warning of “strong aftershocks”.

“Significant, noticeable aftershocks with magnitudes up to 7.5 are expected to continue for at least another month,” the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences has warned.

The peninsula has already been rocked by a series of earthquakes in the last 10 days.

On 20 July, it recorded a series of five earthquakes, including one with a magnitude of 7.4 near Kamchatka’s capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Several people were injured in Russia’s far east after this morning’s earthquake which struck the remote Kamchatka peninsula, the state’s TASS news agency reports.

Some sustained injuries while evacuating, including a woman who jumped out of a window. The region’s health minister Oleg Melnikov has said all of them are “in satisfactory condition”.

“No serious injuries have been reported at this time,” he said.

The earthquake that struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has been upgraded to an 8.8 magnitude tremor, according to the United States Geological Survey.

It was previously recorded as an 8.7 magnitude earthquake.

We’ve got more on the tsunami in Hokkaido. Estimates put it at about 30cm (12in), and it hit Nemuro, a port city in the north-eastern part of Hokkaido.

Japanese authorities warned earlier that the subsequent waves could be higher.

The tsunami has hit the northern part of Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture, local broadcaster NHK says.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says authorities are “working to assess the situation”, adding that any relief efforts will “put human lives first”.

There is no confirmation of any damage so far, he says, urging residents under evacuation orders to seek high ground and stay away from the coasts.

Three-metre (10 ft) tsunami waves could hit Ecuador following the tremor, according to the US Tsunami warning center.

As we just reported, tsunami warnings have been issued for several countries along with Pacific Ocean coastlines.

Officials in Hawaii have ordered an “immediate evacuation” of large parts the island Oahu, including the state capital Honolulu.

“Take Action! Destructive tsunami waves are expected,” Honolulu’s Department of Emergency Management says in alerts on social media.

Japan has also urged residents in affected areas to evacuate immediately. Its evacuation warnings now span hundreds of kilometres along a wide swathe of its coastal regions.

“Escape to a higher, safe location right away.The time of the tsunami’s arrival is just an estimate. Waves could actually arrive sooner or later. Continue to evacuate as long as the warning is in place,” authorities say in an alert.

Meterologists have forecasted that tsunami waves could reach as high as 3-4m.

The 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck about 78 miles (126km) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, at a depth of 18 kilometres, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The tremor generated a tsunami of 3-4 metres in Kamchatka, according to Sergei Lebedev, the regional minister for emergency situations.

There were no injuries, but a kindergarten was damaged, according to preliminary information, Lebedev added.

“Today’s earthquake was serious and the strongest in decades of tremors,” Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov said in a video posted on the Telegram messaging app.

Here’s a list of places for which tsunami alerts have been issued:

• Japan: Warnings have been issued for coastal regions from Hokkaido to Kyushu while lower-level advisories are in place in other parts of the country
• All of US West Coast
• Portions of Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands
• Hawaii
• Guam

A massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake has struck off Russia’s fareastern coast, triggering tsunami warnings across parts of Russia, Japan and United States.

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