The 8.8 magnitude quake, followed by multiple aftershocks as strong as magnitude 6, appears to have reawakened long-dormant giants. Klyuchevskaya Sopka erupted a day after the seismic event for the first time in 600 years.
"As soon as we heard the tsunami warnings, we contacted local law enforcement and FEMA to ensure the road was opened. Any reports otherwise are false."
The waves followed, reaching Hawaii, California, and parts of Washington. It was one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded and though early reports show little damage, the event serves as a powerful reminder: Tsunami risk isn't just theoretical.
A preliminary 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck this morning at 8:06 am, centered under the Pacific about 50 miles southwest of Eureka. This follows a 3.0M quake on the San Andreas Fault earlier this week, centered near Cupertino.
"We looked at the sky confused at first. Smoke billowed from the mountains. The wind picked up and the flames kept rising," Yilmaz recounted, describing the same panic, the same suffocating fear.