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Petropavlovsk Kamchatka. Is in Russia

Petropavlovsk, Kamchatskiy, Russia. Dramatically sited on hills and surrounded by majestic, snow-blanketed volcanoes and distant snowcapped mountains, Petropavlovsk is itself a rather plain, workaday Soviet-styled city.

It is located in the Far East of the country and lies along the coast of Avacha Bay by the Pacific Ocean, nearby Khalaktyrskoye Lake.
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That is a huge quake

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Never heard of the location.

The Kamchatka Peninsula is home to many active volcanoes, often with more than one erupting at any given time. And yes, people do live there, most of them fishermen.

8.7!!!

Never ever heard of it

Whales, tigers, pokar bears, snow and ice.

when the Soviet Union shot down Korean Air flight 007 because the pilots mistakenly flew near Kamchatka:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007

Thanks

Never heard of it.😀
Not a vodka drinker - had the odd Bloody Mary way back when.

Makin me nervous. I live right on a bay in Oregon. Packing a go bag.

Fortunately, I live a couple of miles away from an evacuation point. But I hope to hell I don't have to do that!

Then came Helene.

We have a place in Lincoln City at about elevation 125. Crossing my fingers - we're not there but keeping a close eye and alerting friends.

The big issue could be traffic jams. In that case, I'd probably try to hitch a ride.

https://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/vertical-evacuation

Tide is dropping now, low at about 10:30, so that's going to help. Latest predictions are for 2 foot waves along our coast, but I don't consider that number reliable.

Let us know how you're doing.

I'm in a condo facing Yaquina Bay just south of the bridge. Absolutely love it here, but have to be observant of these things.

I'm hoping things calm down by 11:30pm. Not sure I can stay awake, but nervous to go to sleep. If the big one hits, I hope I get taken out fast.

As long as you don't go to Mo's for chowder tonight.

I've done a lot of car camping, so just finished loading up my car. There is a school where I substituted that's on higher ground. I'll go to their parking lot overnight and camp out.

Hope it all goes well, but not taking chances.

I hope I grabbed a map photo correctly…

https://www.google.com/search?q=kamchatka+earthquake&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#ebo=0

As of 7pm Pacific time, Hawaii also getting warnings. Latest magnitude 8.7, that I just heard on the news. They led with it.

That's fucking huge. What's the population in that area?

But 8.7 is HUGE.

Still having 5+ aftershocks.

I just hope nobody in the Trump-0-sphere decides that tsunami warnings are woke.

Hope this gets out to the folks on the coast.

Two nice towns - Westport has some awful storms - we were caught there for four days once due to high winds and heavy rains.

I was born in CA and spent many years there and experienced more that a few. Then stationed in Japan for 1 year and got a few minor ones. Now in SW WA and I.m glad we're about 70 miles from the coast.

Think you’ll be OK

You were way ahead of them

The Weather Channel seems particularly worried about Hawaii.

But a warning still went out telling people to avoid the coastline.

I live in Coronado and we're surrounded, as you know, by the Pacific ocean and San Diego Bay. While I don't downplay tsunamis Coronado does have some protection. Point Loma juts out from San Diego Bay and protects us from tsunamis from the Northwest. The Coronado Island to the Southwest off Mexico helps dissipate the power of a tsunami hitting us. While I don't discount the dangers of a tsunami I think we'll be okay whatever happens.

One thing I won't do is go to the beach or the bay until the tsunami danger is over. There are plenty of fools who'll head to the beach to see the tsunami and IMO they're candidates for a Darwin Award.

Although today I don't mind being inland.
It does sound like you will be safe.

Loved how the warning stated:
'Do not go to the coast to see the tsunami.'

As you said, the fools will still go.

I wonder how many people living in them will be watching from their balconies to see if the tsunami hits.

I think we're safe.
Though folks along the bays and beaches might see some slosh-over.
Just hope it isn't bad, because a from models I've seen in my college Geology course, a tsunami wave is like riptide if it catches you, even if it's only a foot and a half high.

of 75'. I'm more concerned about the sea lions down at La Jolla cove.

I think you have some of our lonely bachelor sea lions down there trying to get lucky. They'll return here in August. I miss their constant bitching at each other.

We have an ongoing problem with tourists and probably locals as well, who get too close to them, feed them, even try to pet them. Seven of the nine pups born last year died, some no doubt because of these idiots who just have a shoot a selfie with them.

Tourism seems to have taken a toxic turn over the past couple of decades. So sorry to see such idiots disregarding the lives of these beautiful animals.

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Be careful everyone

But there's still going to be idiots out there trying to night - surf it.

Everyone needs to stay safe

Link to tweet

Keep us posted wherever you are and be safe!

The pier and beaches will be closed all night. Impact is supposed to be around 1 am PST.

But so far, the highest tsunamis have barely been above a foot, so it's highly likely this won't be another 3/11/11 incident. よかった

It's got to stir up a lot of trauma for those who survived 2011.
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that is, the coasts of Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and northern Ibaraki prefectures, are still under a tsunami warning

and they've closed the Pacific beaches.

Tsunami waves have arrived. Flooding on the big island but no significant damage. A major tsumani will not occur but the advisory remains.
5m wave in Russia. Severe damage. Biggest in Japan 1.3 m so far.
Advisories still in effect but have been downgraded for most regions. Good coverage on BBC.

This could have been much worse

My son and DIL live south and west of Honolulu. This is the first time they have had to evacuate since January of 2024.

from what I viewed, I have to say some of the buildings held up pretty well, not as much cracks nor openings ground wise and the cars held firm.

8.8 I guess was far enough from the city in the ocean but alas the big "T" would ensue. So far that did not happen.

Living the Los Angeles since 3, I know about earthquakes and in most cases there is no warnings.

Thoughts and prayers to Kamchatka.

I believe today's tsunami at the same location was16 feet at maximum. So, yeah that's pretty high. I don't know what elevation the town is now,. It's also a low population area. The tsunami destroyed their port.

Warnings are being canceled, things should be back to normal later today. No damage or injuries reported in Hawaii or Cali.

However, the water in Yaquina Bay is higher than usual, but very calm.

PHEW!

They never came. The water remained glassy the whole time.

I was so glad to get back into my own bed and not have to stay all night.

We can’t play with 8.8 quakes

Six feet is not a huge tsunami, unless you are at the beach. Can you imagine the beach full of people?

The warnings save lives.

And we live to see another day fighting TFG.

or more.

That is a WOW factor.