Russia Relieved As Tsunami Spares Far East From Major Damage

Source: International Business Times

Authorities said residents in the northern Kuril islands were evacuated to safety AFP Russia lifted a tsunami alert on Wednesday after a massive quake and tsunami largely spared the country's sparsely populated far east from casualties and major damage. An 8. 8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula earlier, prompting evacuations and tsunami alerts across parts of the Pacific coast.