Russia Earthquake: Shocking videos show buildings shaking as 8.7-magnitude quake hits Kamchatka | Watch

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A powerful 8.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami with waves reaching up to 4 metres (13 feet). The quake prompted evacuations and caused damage to buildings, officials said.

According to the US Tsunami Warning Center, waves as high as 3 metres are possible in Russia, Hawaii, and even as far as Ecuador.

The quake was shallow at a depth of 19.3 km (12 miles), and was centred about 125 km (80 miles) east-southeast of Petropavlovsk in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula along the coast of Avacha Bay, the USGS said as it revised the magnitude up from 8.0 earlier.

Videos have emerged on social media from the region, showing violent shaking inside buildings, with damage reported at multiple places.

Videos are pouring in showing VIOLENT SHAKING from the MASSIVE M8.8 Earthquake off Kamchatka, RUSSIA! pic.twitter.com/zwx1jbhx0y

— RT (@RT_com) July 30, 2025

A  video shared on social media taken from inside a home in Kamchatka, which shows furniture shaking as the building trembles.

🚨🌊 8.0 M earthquake strikes off the coast of Kamchatka, #Russiapic.twitter.com/aLBTH8KftG — صــــــــلاح (@mafihachk) July 30, 2025

Buildings were seen shaking violently, but there have been no reports of casualties so far.

🚨🇷🇺#BREAKING | NEWS ⚠️ Massive 8.0 ⚡️Magnitude earthquake has struck in Russia watching for tsunami warning in Guam and Hawaii possible. pic.twitter.com/qyXoAGYyGj

— Todd Paron🇺🇸🇬🇷🎧👽 (@tparon) July 30, 2025

Another video captures the moment the seismic center in Russia detected the quake, immediately triggering an alarm.

🚨#BREAKING: Watch as footage captures the moment the powerful 8.0 earthquake was detected by seismic sensors in Russia, with alarms blaring across monitoring stations. In response, the Tsunami Warning Center has issued an alert for Russia's Far East, while Hawaii have been… pic.twitter.com/STWS5rGkqi

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) July 30, 2025

US President Donald Trump has announced that a tsunami warning is in effect for residents of Hawaii.

American authorities issued a tsunami advisory for areas that include Alaska. In Japan, the weather agency upgraded its tsunami warning, saying waves of up to three metres (9.8 feet) were expected.