Posted on 07/30/2025 12:11:56 AM PDT by Morgana
Millions of Americans have been urged to seek higher ground and evacuate coastal areas after the world's biggest earthquake in 14 years sparked tsunami warnings across the Pacific and sent waves crashing into Russia and Japan.
Tsunami waves hit both Japan and Russia on Sunday evening, and the first waves to strike the United States are due to hit Hawaii within minutes.
Sirens have been blaring across the island as residents were warned to evacuate or seek shelter on the fourth floor or higher of high rise buildings.
Authorities indicated waves as high as 10 feet, or three meters, above normal tide level could tear through coastal towns within minutes.
Meanwhile millions of Americans across Guam, California, Washington and Oregon are under various levels of warnings, with tsunami waves expected to land throughout the night.
The quake reached a magnitude of 8.8 - which makes it the sixth strongest earthquake ever measured.
It struck about 84 miles east-southeast of Kamchatska, off the coast of Russia, about 7.24pm EST.
Buildings in Russia were captured on video already under water or being entirely washed away after the first waves hit.
Several people were taken to hospital with various injuries. At least one woman sustained injuries by jumping out of a window, Russian authorities said.
It is the largest earthquake to hit since 2011, when a 9.1 megaquake hit northeast Japan and left 19,747 people either dead or missing.
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Tides chart:
https://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Publics/tides/latest
Ocean buoys not indicating anything significant:
Hanalei 51208 - north of Kauai: Nothing significant
Waimea Bay 51201 - north of Oahu
Western Aleutians wave energy and height buoy 46071: Nothing significant
one of the bays of note, Hanalea (?) had a rainbow…Maybe it was God’s way of saying. “Mercy.”
And the ordeal itself brought people together and gave pause…That in an of itself is divine.
So Hawaii has not be hit yet?
Nothing happened of any significance. Any “wave” passed by with barely some scientific indication <— if you happened to be looking really hard for that.
https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/2025/07/29/25210002/9/WEHW40/WEHW40.txt
It looks like it was mostly a dud, but there are a handful of locations that reported 3-5 feet. Hilo had a 4.9 wave. I haven’t seen any reports of damage.
See the PER - for period of time between wave tops.
In that chart, also for Hawaii:
BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 0638Z 0.19M / 0.6FT 04MIN
HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 0658Z 0.33M / 1.1FT 16MIN
KEEHI HI USA 21.3N 157.9W 0612Z 0.19M / 0.6FT 34MIN
NAWILIWILI HI 22.0N 159.4W 0537Z 0.23M / 0.7FT 12MIN
NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 0536Z 0.23M / 0.8FT 14MIN
No indication of a general swell nor ocean surface height increase near shore, and away from shore.
Tide going out, also.
Buoys I have watched, show nothing significant.
“The planet” doesn’t need our help.
And the big wave surfers are yelling Cowabunga!
Lol.. they were arresting surfers and onlookers left and right down at the beach.. they were serious when they told everyone that the beaches were closed.
(But, then an hour later, even the cops disappeared.)
This tsunami looks like a dud.
Breaking this morning...
8.8 ocean quake west of Hawaii - 6th largest quake ever measured
Tsunami waves up to six feet in Hawaii.
Three feet on USA west coast.
Now?
The waves hit Russia and Japan on SUNDAY evening? I hope today is Wednesday where I am.
Brittany Chain just lost per press pass.
Any further information anywhere? I haven’t seen anything on that.
Give it up. These tsunamis are ghosts that do no damage.
I remember some that in the past, did a hell of a lot damage in the Asian area.
zeestephen wrote:
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New quake...
Breaking this morning...
8.8 ocean quake west of Hawaii - 6th largest quake ever measured
Tsunami waves up to six feet in Hawaii.
Three feet on USA west coast.
“
Checking USGS site now...
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