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RazorbackExpat

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4. Just got a phone alert here in Japan

Reply to ruet (Original post)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 09:02 PM

Jul 29

While everyone had their attention focused on some islands between Okinawa and the Kyushu mainland, a big M8.7 mfer hit off the coast of Kamchatka. There's a 10ft tsunami evacuation warning for Osaka east/northward, and a tsunami alert for the rest of Japan's Pacific coast, as well as nearly the entire coast of Hokkaido.

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Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka, sparks tsunamis warnings, USGS says [View all] ruet Jul 29 OP

We got the message in SF that it could hit here around 12:40 am kimbutgar Jul 29 #1

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map on this tweet....... riversedge Jul 29 #3

Just got a phone alert here in Japan RazorbackExpat Jul 29 #4

The Sendai airport is essentially closed RazorbackExpat Jul 29 #8

We're on tsunami watch Oeditpus Rex Jul 29 #5

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We got a warning Mz Pip Jul 29 #7

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Upgraded to 8.8, one of the largest in recorded history. eppur_se_muova Jul 30 #10

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