One of the world’s strongest earthquakes since 2011 struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, with a powerful 8.8-magnitude tremor jolting the Kamchatka Peninsula and triggering tsunami alerts across the northern Pacific. The quake, the strongest in the region since 1952, was followed by intense aftershocks, with seismologists warning of further tremors up to magnitude 7.5 in the coming weeks. A tsunami wave hit North Kurilsk, flooding parts of the settlement and a local fishing facility. Evacuations were reported across Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands, and parts of Japan, while tsunami sirens sounded as far as Alaska, Hawaii, and even New Zealand.
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