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<p>MANILA — Local governments in several areas announced class suspensions on Wednesday, July 30 after state seismologists issued a tsunami alert due to a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the eastern coast of Russia. </p><p>As of past 1 p.m., classes were suspended in the following areas.</p><ul><li>Catanduanes (all levels, from 12 p.m.) </li><li>Davao Oriental (elementary to college in tsunami-prone areas)</li><li>Davao Occidental (schools in all coastal barangays)</li><li>Davao del Norte (coastal areas in Tagum City, Panabo City, Island Garden City of Samal) </li><li>Davao de Oro (schools in coastal barangays)</li><li>Davao del Sur (Sta. Cruz, Hagonoy, Padada, Sulop, Malalag, coastal areas in Digos City)</li><li>Northern Samar (afternoon classes in coastal areas only; Catubig, Las Navas, Lope de Vega, and Silvino Lubos are not included)</li><li>Tacloban City (afternoon classes, all levels)</li></ul><div><br/></div><p>The magnitude 8.8 quake struck at 8:24 am off Petropavlovsk on Russia&#x27;s remote Kamchatka peninsula and was one of the 10 biggest recorded, according to the USGS.</p><p>Russian authorities said a tsunami hit and flooded the port town of Severo-Kurilsk, while local media said one of between three and four metres high was recorded in the Elizovsky district of Kamchatka.</p><p>A video posted on Russian social media appeared to show buildings in the town submerged in seawater. Authorities said the population of around 2,000 people was evacuated.</p><p>Several people were injured in Russia by the quake, state media reported, but none of them seriously.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/7/30/moment-tsunami-crashes-over-coastline-in-russia-s-far-east-region-1224">MOMENT: Tsunami crashes over coastline in Russia&#x27;s Far East region</a></div><p>Meanwhile, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said coastal areas facing the Pacific Ocean “are expected to experience tsunami wave height of less than one meter.”</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/30/philippines-safe-from-tsunami-threat-after-magnitude-8-7-quake-off-russia-coast-phivolcs-0939">Phivolcs issues tsunami warning after megaquake off Russia</a></div><p>The first tsunami waves are expected to arrive between 1:20 p.m. and 2:40 p.m., Phivolcs said. </p><p>“It may not be the largest and these waves may continue for hours,” it added. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/7/30/key-facts-about-tsunamis-and-the-damage-they-cause-1033">Key facts about tsunamis and the damage they cause</a></div><div><strong>— With reports from Hernel Tocmo, Rey Boton, Sharon Evite, Agence France-Presse </strong></div>

<p>Local governments in several areas announced class suspensions on Wednesday, July 30 after state seismologists issued a tsunami alert. </p>

Local governments in several areas announced class suspensions on Wednesday, July 30 after state seismologists issued a tsunami alert.

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