Thursday 31 / July / 2025
Tsunami warnings due to the earthquake off Russia's East are also in effect for several Latin American countries which border the Pacific Ocean.
Colombia has issued an evacuation order for beaches and coastal areas on the Pacific.
"Tsunami alert for Choco and Narino," Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management posted on X, referring to two regions on the Pacific coast. "Preventive evacuation of beaches and low-lying coastal areas is recommended."
Peru and its neighbor Chile are also under tsunami alerts.
The president of Peru's Geophysical Institute, Hernando Tavera, told AFP news agency the tsunami "generated by this earthquake is expected to reach the Peruvian coast on Wednesday morning, with waves not expected to exceed three meters (9.8 feet) in height."
Mexico, which has a long border with the Pacific, is also expected to be impacted. The Mexican Navy called for residents to stay away from beaches on the Pacific and they believe waves between 30 centimeters and 1 meter in height are possible.
Another Latin American country, Ecuador, said its famous Galapagos Islands could be hit by tidal waves.
Tsunami waves hit California
Waves from the tsunami have hit the coast off northern California.
"The tsunami has reached the California Coast, and is showing up in the Arena Cove, CA tide gauge and is making its way down the coast right now," the National Weather Service Los Angeles account posted on X. Arena Cove is located in northern California above San Francisco.
A tsunami advisory is in effect across the coastal areas of California.
