Video: careless man swims in Hawaii despite tsunami warning

Published July 30th, 2025 - 06:26 GMT
Hawaii
A man swimming in the sea on Hawaii island. (X)

ALBAWABA - A video has raised eyebrows across social media after a man was spotted swimming in the sea on Hawaii island in the United States, despite the tsunami warning that was issued following the Russian earthquake. 

A man was spotted riding waves in Hawaii despite the evacuation calls by the American authorities amid fears of a tsunami. 

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering tsunami alerts in Japan and Hawaii.

Japan's weather agency said that a 1.3-metre tsunami was recorded in a port in the country's northern Iwate prefecture at 1:52 p.m. local time.

Many videos were posted on social media showing buildings shaking due to the quake in Russia, which left several people slightly injured.

Local authorities evacuated around 2,000 people.

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