Huge quake in Russia triggers tsunami warnings around Pacific

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8 magnitude quake strikes near city of Petropavlovsk-KamchatskyTsunami of 3-5 metres recorded in Kamchatka PeninsulaTsunami waves reach French Polynesia but smaller than fearedWarnings issued, then downgraded in Japan, HawaiiGalapagos Islands order evacuations as tsunami warnings rock PacificJuly 30 (Reuters) - A very powerful magnitude 8

8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka coast on Wednesday triggered tsunami warnings as far away as French Polynesia and Chile, and was followed by an eruption of the most active volcano on the peninsula

The shallow quake damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, while much of Japan's eastern seaboard - devastated by a 9

0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in 2011 - was ordered to evacuate, as were parts of Hawaii 8

8 magnitude quake strikes near city of Petropavlovsk-KamchatskyTsunami of 3-5 metres recorded in Kamchatka PeninsulaTsunami waves reach French Polynesia but smaller than fearedWarnings issued, then downgraded in Japan, HawaiiGalapagos Islands order evacuations as tsunami warnings rock PacificJuly 30 (Reuters) - A very powerful magnitude 8

8 earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka coast on Wednesday triggered tsunami warnings as far away as French Polynesia and Chile, and was followed by an eruption of the most active volcano on the peninsula

The shallow quake damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, while much of Japan's eastern seaboard - devastated by a 9

0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in 2011 - was ordered to evacuate, as were parts of Hawaii