Earthquake and tsunami in Russia — latest details

The US Geological Survey was the first to warn of the natural disaster.

Its representatives announced that a powerful tsunami would begin after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the Far Eastern coast of Russia.

It is worth noting that a tsunami warning was also issued for the Hawaiian Islands, parts of the Aleutian Islands, and off the coast of Japan.

According to experts, the epicenter of the earthquake was located off the coast of the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula — a remote and sparsely populated part of the country.

What is important to understand is that Kamchatka is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire — a zone of intense seismic and volcanic activity on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.

We are publishing terrifying footage of the moment of the earthquake and its consequences. A tsunami wave 3-4 meters high was recorded in the Yelizovsky district of Kamchatka, local Russian Telegram channels complain.