B.C. coast on tsunami watch after 7.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia

By Canadian Press on September 18, 2025.

VANCOUVER — The tsunami risk for British Columbia is being assessed after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, the same area hit by a massive quake in July.

The National Tsunami Warning Center has advised the level of danger is being evaluated for zones of coastal B.C.

The B.C. Ministry of Emergency Management says a tsunami advisory is in effect for the Aleutian Islands and Amchitka Pass off Alaska’s coast.

The U.S. National Tsunami Warning System says the threat exists for parts of the Pacific located closer to the quake, but it’s too early to say if it’s a threat to Hawaii.

The quake struck at 11:58 Pacific time.

It comes about seven weeks after much of the B.C. coast was placed under a tsunami advisory following a massive 8.8-magnitude tremor in the same area off Russia, one of the eight most powerful earthquakes recorded since 1900.

This report by The Canadian Press was first reported Sept. 18, 2025.

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