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52. The Kamchatka, and the far eastern areas, of Russia are some of the most beautiful and unspoiled areas on the planet n/t

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Tsunami watch on west coast [View all] jmbar2 Tuesday OP

Get thee to the greatest page for visibility malaise Tuesday #1

The epicentre was located 136 kilometres east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city in Russia's Far East. Celerity Tuesday #27

Lovely pics malaise Tuesday #31

K & R Permanut Tuesday #2

K&R spanone Tuesday #3

Had to look it up malaise Tuesday #9

I did too! spanone Tuesday #11

Newest major land mass on earth Warpy Tuesday #14

I believe there was/is a Kamchatka vodka. LeftInTX Wednesday #69

I knew it from playing the board game Risk as a child uppityperson Tuesday #18

LOL malaise Tuesday #19

Hated that game.. had a brother in law that always attacked me... bsiebs Tuesday #30

I never won, but tried to always get AK and Kamchakta because they seemed interesting uppityperson Tuesday #45

ain't that the truth. the one game guaranteed to cause family strife Tetrachloride Tuesday #59

I first heard about Kamchatka in 1983 choie Wednesday #78

Interesting malaise Wednesday #79

I'm surprised that no one has heard of Kamchatka Vodka LeftInTX Wednesday #92

Nice malaise Wednesday #93

Upgraded to Warning ruet Tuesday #4

Thanks for the update! jmbar2 Tuesday #10

Stay safe malaise Tuesday #20

appreciate it! jmbar2 Tuesday #23

Wishing you the best blm Tuesday #22

Thanks jmbar2 Tuesday #25

We thought we were safe from hurricanes up in the WNC mountains. blm Tuesday #29

Can you get out and up pretty fast? Permanut Tuesday #32

I'm about a mile from the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport jmbar2 Tuesday #34

Beautiful area, love that bridge.. Permanut Tuesday #37

Thanks jmbar2 Tuesday #38

Hey, sounds like you'll be okay.. Permanut Tuesday #41

Hahaha jmbar2 Tuesday #43

That's a nice location. CentralMass Tuesday #66

It' a beatiful place. I trust that you have high ground to evacuate to ? CentralMass Tuesday #65

Thanks - I do jmbar2 Wednesday #70

Stay safe.. CentralMass Wednesday #73

Near the Kamchatka Peninsula. calimary Tuesday #42

Bummer orangecrush Tuesday #56

8.7! Jesus Christ! FirstLight Tuesday #5

I know they are always downgraded johnnyfins Tuesday #6

Sure is big... 2naSalit Tuesday #16

Just upgraded to an 8.8 bamagal62 Tuesday #36

Kick for the coast ThoughtCriminal Tuesday #7

K&R...I'm not close to the coast, but I'm not very high either... Wounded Bear Tuesday #8

Stay safe, All SheltieLover Tuesday #12

Kick Emile Tuesday #13

Kick BadgerMom Tuesday #15

Ooooohhh...Moclips and Westport, WA GenThePerservering Tuesday #17

8..7!! The biggest and scariest one I was ever in was 6.7. We were just about right on top of it. Ping Tung Tuesday #21

More warnings- Japan Issues Tsunami Warning for Areas Including Tokyo Bay malaise Tuesday #24

Here's a livestream jmbar2 Tuesday #26

Thanks malaise Tuesday #28

Kicking. Permanut Tuesday #33

Finally broke on CNN malaise Tuesday #35

Worried about our Hawaii DUers radical noodle Tuesday #39

Just received a warning in San Diego County. I'm inland. Dem2theMax Tuesday #40

Same here for Oregon jmbar2 Tuesday #44

I got the same warning LogDog75 Tuesday #46

I'm in North County, far away from the ocean. Sadly. Dem2theMax Tuesday #48

There are 10 high rise condo buildings just South of the Hotel del Coronado LogDog75 Tuesday #49

Tsunami Warning for Oak Park, San Diego...elevation, 312 ft. haele Tuesday #55

La Jolla resident, 500 yards from the ocean but at an elevation Abolishinist Tuesday #68

Are they making a ruckus? jmbar2 Wednesday #71

Aha! I thought I detected a Newport accent coming from several of them. Abolishinist Wednesday #85

Oh, that's so sad jmbar2 Wednesday #87

details of the quake below. AllaN01Bear Tuesday #47

i remember the 7.7 earlier in russia and commented that the strees from that had to go somewhere and here it is . AllaN01Bear Tuesday #50

Kick DiverDave Tuesday #51

The Kamchatka, and the far eastern areas, of Russia are some of the most beautiful and unspoiled areas on the planet n/t Cheezoholic Tuesday #52

Lucky it's hitting during low tide. haele Tuesday #53

My daughter lives in Washington in that advisory area but she is up on the mountain, safe. nt Trueblue Texan Tuesday #54

We have some members in Hawaii LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #57

Hope they'll update us when it's safe to do so. jmbar2 Tuesday #58

I just saw this LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #62

I just got an alert that the pier and beaches are closed due to the Tsunami watch! SunSeeker Tuesday #60

Are you in Hawaii? jmbar2 Tuesday #61

No, I'm in Southern California. SunSeeker Tuesday #64

Here in Japan, they've still got the tsunami warnings on the TV RazorbackExpat Tuesday #63

Glad to hear it! jmbar2 Wednesday #72

Unfortunately, the areas that were hardest hit by the 2011 tsunami, RazorbackExpat Wednesday #75

Now they've got the entire Pacific coast under a tsunami watch RazorbackExpat Wednesday #95

Stay safe, coastal DU'ers! Bayard Tuesday #67

Watching Hawaii news conference on BBC now malaise Wednesday #74

Waves near California-Oregon border recorded as 3.6 ft (above 1m) muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #76

Sixth Strongest Quake in modern history 8.8 malaise Wednesday #77

My DIL posted on FB about the teunami evacuation order. ProudMNDemocrat Wednesday #80

I watched some of the videos from Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Russia............. Lovie777 Wednesday #81

The city was destroyed by a tsunami in 1952. It was rebuilt in a higher location. The port is on the ocean. LeftInTX Wednesday #90

Sounds like the warnings did their job, and people got out of the way. bearsfootball516 Wednesday #82

Nothing burger here in Oregon as well jmbar2 Wednesday #84

Good news malaise Wednesday #86

I sat in my car on a bluff for a couple of hours last night waiting for waves jmbar2 Wednesday #88

You did the right thing malaise Wednesday #89

That's the important thing. LeftInTX Wednesday #91

Thanks jmbar2 Wednesday #94

It apears the earthquatke lasted almost 60 seconds.............. Lovie777 Wednesday #83