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Emre Basaran

Massive 8.8 earthquake in eastern Russia triggers tsunami warnings across Pacific

One of the strongest earthquakes on record struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and warnings to be issued in Hawaii, North and Central America and Pacific islands.

Damage was reported and evacuations were issued in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the quake’s epicentre. A tsunami of up to 4 metres was reported in parts of the region, the regional minister for emergency situation Sergei Lebedev said.

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