Ecuadorian authorities have begun evacuating the Galapagos Islands due to the threat of a tsunami.

Preventive evacuation has begun in the Galapagos Islands due to the threat of a tsunami. This was reported by the newspaper El Universo on July 30.

"A tsunami warning level has been established, which implies the immediate suspension of maritime activities, as well as the preventive evacuation of beaches, docks and low—lying areas," the publication says.

The newspaper, citing data from the Oceanographic Institute of the Ecuadorian Navy, reports the possible appearance of waves about 1.4 m high.

"It was shaking very hard": eyewitness monologues about the earthquake in Kamchatka

It was already evening in the region, but not everyone decided to return to their homes.

Earlier in the day in Japan, over 2 million residents of the Pacific coast of the country were ordered to evacuate amid the threat of a tsunami that arose after the earthquake in the Kamchatka Territory. It is specified that the warning "Tsunami! Evacuation!" appeared on TV screens and billboards, as most of the companies had reduced broadcasting and could not notify the citizens of the country.

The earthquake in the Kamchatka Territory occurred on the morning of July 30. A tsunami threat has been declared on the coast of the Avacha Bay.

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