New Delhi: As tsunami warnings triggered across parts of the Pacific after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has confirmed that there is no tsunami threat to India or the Indian Ocean region.
The earthquake struck early on Wednesday, July 30, with tremors felt across nearby coastal regions. However, Indian authorities issued a clarification to calm concerns back home.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), INCOIS said, “NO TSUNAMI THREAT to India and Indian Ocean in connection with this earthquake.” The Tsunami Warning Centre detected the quake at 04:54 IST on 30 July 2025 (29 July 2025 at 23:24 UTC), located off the East Coast of Kamchatka at 52.57 N, 160.08 E.
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Tsunami Hits Pacific Coasts
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a 30 cm tsunami wave reached Nemuro on Hokkaido’s eastern coastline. In Russia, the first wave hit the coastal town of Severo-Kurilsk in the Kuril Islands. Local governor Valery Limarenko said residents had evacuated safely and remained on high ground as a precaution.
Elsewhere in the Pacific, alerts were issued for potential waves of 1 to 3 metres above tide level along coastal regions of Hawaii, Chile, Japan, and the Solomon Islands. Waves over 3 metres were predicted for some parts of Russia and Ecuador, as reported by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
This latest earthquake is the most powerful globally since the devastating March 2011 earthquake in northeast Japan, which led to a massive tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
INCOIS Rules Out Any Impact On India
Despite the scale of the earthquake and the wide reach of alerts across the Pacific Rim, INCOIS’s monitoring systems have found no reason for concern in Indian waters. No alerts or advisories have been issued for the country’s eastern or western coastlines.
The agency continues to monitor global seismic activity but has assured that Indian shores are safe for now in connection with this event.
