Overview

• Most tsunami alerts across the Pacific have been canceled or reduced after sea levels stabilized following the magnitude 8.8 quake.
• Four-meter waves inundated Severo-Kurilsk in the Kuril Islands, causing flooding and minor injuries but no fatalities.
• Japan rescinded three-meter tsunami warnings for 11 prefectures and lifted evacuation orders once sea surges subsided.
• Advisories were dropped to watch levels in Hawaii, Alaska, the U.S. West Coast and Latin American states after only minor sea surges were recorded.
• Disaster-response agencies including the PTWC, JMA and USGS continue to track aftershocks and stand ready for any further seismic activity.