Japan has downgraded its last remaining tsunami alert, which was in the country’s north, after one of the most powerful earthquakes in decades struck off Russia’s Far East on Wednesday, prompting authorities to urge more than two million people to evacuate and triggering alerts across much of the Pacific.
The magnitude-8.8 quake, which struck off the Kamchatka peninsula near Petropavlovsk at around 6.15am local time, is among the strongest 10 ever recorded, according to the United States Geological Survey. Tsunami warnings were issued in Japan, while Indonesia, the Philippines and other Pacific territories issued alerts or advisories.
In Japan, authorities warned of possible waves as high as three metres (9.8 feet) and issued alerts for wide swathes of the eastern coastline. As of 5pm on Wednesday, more than two million people in 229 municipalities had been urged to evacuate, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said, with residents told to move to higher ground and remain there.
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