British ColumbiaA 7.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken the Pacific Basin near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.Tsunami advisory still in place for parts of Aleutian Islands in AlaskaCBC News · Posted: Sep 18, 2025 3:54 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoA tsunami advisory sign is seen near Wickaninish Beach at Pacific Rim National Park near Tofino, B.C., on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. As of 1:08 p.m. PT Sept. 18, there is no tsunami risk to B.C.’s coast, following a massive earthquake near Russia. (Dirk Meissner/The Canadian Press)Provincial officials say there is no tsunami threat to B.C.’s coast following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the Pacific Basin near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Thursday. Earlier Thursday, a tsunami advisory had been issued for the Aleutian Islands and Amchitka Pass off Alaska’s coast.The quake struck about 410 kilometres southwest of Bering Island, Russia, at 11:58 a.m. PT. According to EmergencyInfoBC, there is no threat to B.C.’s coastline as of 1:08 p.m. PT. It comes about seven weeks after much of the B.C. coast was placed under a tsunami advisory following a massive 8.8-magnitude quake in the same area off Russia, one of the eight most powerful earthquakes recorded since 1900.With files from The Canadian Press
No tsunami threat to B.C. coast following 7.8-magnitude quake off Russia
