Powerful 8.8 quake strikes off Far East Russia, tsunami warnings issued across Pacific

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VIDEO SHOWS: WRAP OF EDITS RELATED TO EARTHQUAKE THAT STRUCK OFF FAR EAST RUSSIA, AND ENSUING TSUNAMI WARNINGS ACROSS PACIFIC REGION

THIS EDIT IS A WRAP AND CONTAINS FOOTAGE FROM PUBLISHED EDITS. (ORIGINAL EDIT NUMBERS AND STORY DETAILS INCLUDED IN SHOTLIST)

SHOWS: A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday (July 30), generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres (13 feet), prompting evacuations and damaging buildings, officials said. Eyewitness footage showed tsunami waves crashing onto the coastal town of Severo-Kurilsk in Russia's Sakhalin region. (3616-RUSSIA-QUAKE/TSUNAMI-UGC)

SEVERO-KURILSK, SAKHALIN REGION, RUSSIA (JULY 30, 2025) (SOCIAL MEDIA - No Resale/No Archive/News use only)

1. HOUSES ON COASTLINE BEING FLOODED BY TSUNAMI / TSUNAMI ROLLING IN / HOUSES AND OTHER DEBRIS BEING WASHED INLAND BY TSUNAMI

Eyewitness footage showed the moment the earthquake struck from inside a building in Kamchatka. (3603-RUSSIA-QUAKE/PENINSULA-UGC)

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, KAMCHATKA KRAI, RUSSIA (JULY 30, 2025) (INSTAGRAM @IAEMAK.K - No resales / No archive / Must on screen courtesy "Instagram @iaemak.k") 1. POINT OF VIEW FOOTAGE SHOWING 2. POINT-OF-VIEW SHOT OF EARTHQUAKE SHAKING FURNITURE AND BUILDING / MAN HOLDING ON TO PILLAR

Russia's Kamchatka Governor asked for calm, in a video posted on his social media. (3588-RUSSIA-QUAKE/PENINSULA-GOVERNOR)

3. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) KAMCHATKA GOVERNOR, VLADIMIR SOLODOV, SAYING:

"Today's earthquake was a challenge for all of us. It's the strongest (quake) in decades of tremors. According to preliminary estimates by specialists and seismologists the magnitude of the earthquake was 7.7 to 7.9 and there is a tsunami threat warning. That's why I am again repeating my plea to stay away from coastlines. Specialists have already begun a thorough inspection of sites and socially significant facilities for possible (quake) damage."

Footage from Russian Emergency Ministry showed emergency workers and vehicles at site of a damaged kindergarten after the quake. (3614-RUSSIA-QUAKE/PENINSULA-DAMAGE-UPDATE)

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, KAMCHATKA KRAI, RUSSIA (JULY 30, 2025) (RUSSIAN MINISTRY FOR EMERGENCIES - Must not obscure logo)

4. VARIOUS OF EMERGENCY WORKERS STANDING BY SITE OF DAMAGED KINDERGARTEN BUILDING

5. DAMAGED BUILDING

6. VARIOUS OF WORKERS MOVING RUBBLE

7. EMERGENCY WORKER LOOKING AT DAMAGED BUILDING

8. EMERGENCY WORKERS CHATTING IN FRONT OF DAMAGED BUILDING

In footage posted on social media, Kamchatka's Minister of Emergency Situations, Sergei Lebedev, said on-camera that no children were inside the kindergarten, and no injuries were reported. (3601-RUSSIA-QUAKE/PENINSULA-DAMAGE-UGC)

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, KAMCHATKA KRAI, RUSSIA (JULY 30, 2025) (SERGEI LEBEDEV VIA VK - No Resale / No Archive / Must on-screen courtesy “Sergei Lebedev via VK”)

9. RESIDENTS STANDING BY / DAMAGED KINDERGARTEN BUILDING

10. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) MINISTER OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OF KAMCHATKA KRAI, LEBEDEV SERGEY VLADIMIROVICH, SAYING: “At Kindergarten Number 15 there was a collapse of the building facade. But thank God, no one was injured, there were no children (in the building) but there is damage (to the building)."

11. DAMAGED KINDERGARTEN BUILDING

Aerial views showed the coastline of Hokkaido in Japan shortly after the Japan Weather Agency issued a Tsunami warning following the quake. The Japan Weather Agency upgraded its warning, saying it expected tsunami waves of up to 3 meters (10 feet) to reach large coastal areas starting around 0100 GMT. (3594-RUSSIA-QUAKE/TSUNAMI-JAPAN-AERIALS)

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12. VARIOUS OF WAVES WASHING ONTO SHORE ALONG COASTLINE

13. MULTIPLE WAVES WASHING TOWARDS SHORE

Japanese government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said a tsunami of up 3 metres (10 feet) was expected "at the highest". (3590-RUSSIA-QUAKE/PENINSULA-JAPAN)

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14. (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) JAPANESE CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY, YOSHIMASA HAYASHI, SAYING:

“At 8:25 a.m. (2325 GMT July 29) this morning, there was an 8.7 magnitude earthquake in the Kamchatka Peninsula. Due to this earthquake, a tsunami warning was issued for the Pacific Ocean coastline from Hokkaido to Wakayama Prefectures. A tsunami of up to 3 metres (10 feet) is expected at the highest.”

Aerial views showed people taking shelter on top of the Iburitobu Fire Department in Mukawa town, near the coastline of Hokkaido in northern Japan. (3602-RUSSIA-QUAKE/TSUNAMI-JAPAN-AERIALS-UPDATE)

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15. VARIOUS OF AERIAL VIEW OF PEOPLE TAKING SHELTER ON ROOF OF IBURITOBU FIRE DEPARTMENT

Eyewitness footage captured the audio of tsunami warning sirens in Hokkaido. (3611-RUSSIA-QUAKE/TSUNAMI-JAPAN-SIREN-UGC)

HOKKAIDO, JAPAN (JULY 30, 2025) (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) (KIRASO X @AHOAHO_KIRASO - No resale/ No archive must on-screen courtesy Kiraso X @ahoaho_kiraso)

16. AUDIO OF TSUNAMI WARNING SIREN ACTIVATED / ROOFTOPS OF BUILDINGS

Eyewitness footage showed an evacuation warning being issued in the coastal city of Atami in Japan. (3625-RUSSIA-QUAKE/TSUNAMI-JAPAN-WARNING-UGC)

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17. CALM WATERS ALONG COAST, AUDIO OF TSUNAMI ALERT WITH AUTOMATED VOICE SAYING (Japanese): "Please use the emergency stairs to climb above the 4th floor. Anyone already on the 4th floor or above should remain where they are."

Large waves hit Hokkaido coastline as Japan issues tsunami evacuation order. (3618-RUSSIA-QUAKE/TSUNAMI-JAPAN-WAVES)

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18. VARIOUS AERIAL SHOTS OF OF HUGE WAVES WASHING ONTO COASTLINE

19. AERIAL SHOT OF WAVES CRASHING ONTO BREAKWATER

20. AERIAL SHOT OF WAVES WASHING ONTO COAST

Hawaiian authorities urged residents to evacuate low-lying coastal areas on Tuesday (July 29) after the quake triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific. (3615-RUSSIA-QUAKE/TSUNAMI-HAWAII-NEWSER)

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21. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MAYOR OF HONOLULU, RICK BLANGIARDI, SAYING:

“We would not be doing this if just wasn't the most serious at this point in time. So please take this very seriously. And don’t, don't go down to the beach. Don't be looking at waves. Get yourself as high as you possibly can.”

Lifeguards in Honolulu, Hawaii cleared beaches, after the quake prompted tsunami warnings and evacuations stretching across the Pacific Ocean. (3605-RUSSIA-QUAKE/TSUNAMI-HAWAII)

HONOLULU, HAWAII, UNITED STATES (JULY 29, 2025) (ABC AFFILIATE KITV - No use USA / No archive)

22. LIFEGUARD USING LOUDHAILER TO ASK PEOPLE TO EVACUATE BEACH / AUDIO OF SIRENS GOING OFF

23. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING OUT OF WATER

Guests at a beachfront hotel in Honolulu remained on alert on Tuesday evening amid the tsunami warning. (3635-RUSSIA-QUAKE/TSUNAMI-HAWAII-HOTEL)

HONOLULU, HAWAII, UNITED STATES (JULY 29, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

24. GUESTS AT THE ALOHILANI RESORT LOOKING TOWARDS WAIKIKI BEACH FROM THEIR ROOM BALCONIES

25. GUESTS AT THE RESORT LOOKING TOWARDS WAIKIKI BEACH FROM THEIR ROOM BALCONIES / WAVES IN THE SEA