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An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering tsunami warnings in the Pacific, primarily in Japan and the U.S. states of Alaska and Hawaii.
A powerful wave passes by a building located near the coast, after a strong earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula, in Severo-Kurilsk, Sakhalin region.
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Shops remain closed due to the tsunami warning in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
AFP
Drone video capture showing the tsunami on Paramushir Island in Russia's northern Kuril Islands
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Russian rescue teams inspecting the damage at a kindergarten in Russia's Kamchatka region.
AFP
Russian rescue teams are evacuating people in the Kamchatka region following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the Far East of the Eurasian country.
AFP
Although the beaches remain virtually empty due to tsunami warnings, police are urging beachgoers in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, to evacuate.
AFP
A Honolulu, Hawaii, resident shops for supplies after authorities announced the possibility of tsunamis.
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Americans remain at a pier in Santa Monica amid a tsunami warning.
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