Trump’s shocking tsunami warning exposed as whales wash up ashore.
President Donald Trump has issued a bombshell statement on Truth Social after a powerful earthquake in the Pacific triggered tsunami warnings across Hawaii, Alaska, and the West Coast.
The Pacific timebomb explained.
Beneath the North Pacific lies the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench—one of the planet’s most dangerous seismic zones.
This subduction zone, where the Pacific Plate dives under the Okhotsk Plate, has a long history of devastating earthquakes and tsunamis.
In 1952, a magnitude 9.0 quake from this same trench sent deadly tsunami waves slamming into Hawaii and Japan.
“This area is a pressure cooker of tectonic stress,” said Dr. Naomi Finch, a Stanford-based seismologist.
“It’s not a matter of if it will erupt—only when.” That “when” just arrived.
Devastating tsunami detailed.
At approximately 3:45 a.m. local time Tuesday, a massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
The epicenter was located 80 miles southeast of Petropavlovsk, under the Pacific Ocean.
Shaking was reported for nearly a minute in multiple Russian coastal towns.
“Buildings rocked like paper,” said a witness in Severo-Kurilsk. “We thought it was over.”
But the quake’s aftershock wasn’t underground—it was heading across the ocean.
Tsunami alerts clarified.
Within minutes, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center began issuing automated alerts across the Pacific region.
Hawaii was placed under a full Tsunami Warning, triggering statewide sirens before dawn.
“Get away from the coast—NOW,” blared radio and phone alerts.
A Tsunami Watch was activated for the U.S. West Coast, including California, Oregon, Washington, and all of Alaska’s southern coastline.
The National Weather Service warned: “A series of powerful waves and strong currents may impact coasts around you.”
“Move to high ground or inland immediately,” officials urged.
Coastal counties in California—including Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, and Los Angeles—were placed on high alert.
Emergency management teams began issuing voluntary evacuations and activating sirens.
Buoy data from the Pacific showed unusual wave activity moving steadily toward North America.
In Alaska, alerts stretched from the Aleutian Islands to Anchorage.
Residents in beach communities began evacuating to higher floors and inland towns.
“We grabbed a backpack and just ran,” one Maui resident posted on social media. “Didn’t wait to think.”
Trump’s chilling warning confirmed.
President Donald Trump issued a stark warning on Truth Social just hours after the 8.7 magnitude quake off Russia triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific.
“A Tsunami Warning is in effect for those living in Hawaii,” Trump posted, calling the situation urgent and life-threatening.
He extended the warning to Alaska and the U.S. West Coast, writing, “A Tsunami Watch is in effect… Japan is also in the way.”
Trump directed the public to tsunami.gov, urging people to “STAY STRONG AND STAY SAFE” as waves potentially approached shorelines.
His post went viral within minutes, flooding social media as residents in affected areas scrambled to evacuate.
Trump’s tone was unusually serious, reflecting the high-stakes nature of the Pacific-wide alert and growing fear of incoming devastation.
His statement added to the wave of official urgency sweeping through coastal emergency broadcasts.
Officials urge mass evacuation as waves hit.
As waves begin making landfall across the Pacific, officials are urging everyone in low-lying areas to remain on high alert and follow all evacuation orders.
Whether it’s hours or minutes away, the message is clear: get to higher ground—this isn’t over yet.
Other countries are already feeling the impact.
Four whales have ashore in Tateyama City, in Chiba, Japan.