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Today, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s far eastern coast resulted in tsunami warnings and evacuations across the Pacific.

According to the BBC, this earthquake is believed to be one of the most powerful ever recorded and millions of people across Japan, Russia and Hawaii have been ordered to evacuate due to the resulting tsunami.

So far, no fatalities have been reported but buildings have been destroyed and ports submerged by this extreme weather event.

What exactly are tsunamis?

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: “A tsunami is a series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean, usually the result of an earthquake below or near the ocean floor.”

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