A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, triggering widespread tsunami warnings across the Pacific. The quake, one of the most powerful in recorded history, caused sea surges of up to 5 meters in Severo-Kurilsk, damaging coastal

A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, setting off tsunami waves across the Pacific Ocean. The earthquake, among the most powerful recorded in modern history, caused sea surges that reached California, Hawaii, and Japan. According to the Kremlin, no casualties have been reported so far in […]

A series of powerful earthquakes struck near the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East on Saturday, triggering a brief tsunami warning that has since been lifted. The strongest tremor measured 7.4 in magnitude, followed closely by two more quakes of 6.6 and 6.7 magnitude respectively. The 7.4-magnitude quake struck about 144 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, […]