Pacific states breathe easier after huge quake triggers tsunami scare

People take shelter at a temporary tsunami evacuation site in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, July 30, 2025, after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in this photo taken by Kyodo. - Kyodo/via Reuters

MOSCOW: A massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula sent tsunami waves in the paths of millions of people in countries across the Pacific on Wednesday (July 31).

From Japan, China and the Philippines to Hawaii, the US West Coast and Latin American countries like Mexico and Ecuador, warnings and evacuation orders were issued due to the threat of potentially life-threatening, metre-high waves.