India safe from tsunami risk, says INCOIS after Russia’s Kamchatka quake
Following a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has assured that India faces no tsunami threat.
In a statement posted on X, INCOIS said: “NO TSUNAMI THREAT to India and the Indian Ocean in connection with this earthquake.”
The agency added that its Tsunami Warning Centre detected the quake at 04:54 IST on July 30 (or 23:24 UTC on July 29), located off the East Coast of Kamchatka at coordinates 52.57°N, 160.08°E.
The quake triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean, with wave heights exceeding 3 meters reported along parts of the Russian coast and concerns stretching from Alaska and Hawaii to New Zealand. Japan and Russia’s Kuril Islands also felt strong tremors.
Russia’s Tass news agency reported panic in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the city nearest to the epicenter, where residents fled their homes — some without shoes or coats — amid the early-morning chaos.
Despite the widespread alert across Pacific nations, INCOIS confirmed that Indian coastlines are not under threat, calming fears of any regional impact. The agency continues to monitor ocean activity as a precautionary measure.
