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Powerful Earthquake Off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula Triggers Tsunami Across The Pacific
At 11:24 am local time on July 30, 2025, a powerful earthquake struck offshore of the Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a ...
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Kamchatka earthquake response shows tsunami warnings are improving
After an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula, early tsunami warning systems kicked in and ...
Where is Kamchatka? Russian peninsula rocked by 8.8 magnitude earthquake, causes tsunami in US, Japan
Kamchatka is a 1,250-kilometre-long peninsula located in the Far East of Russia. The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk ...
Tsunami Watch: What is it and why is Hawaii on watch after magnitude 8 earthquake hits Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific. Japan ...
The Soviet Union’s secret tsunami
One of the largest earthquakes on record struck far eastern Russia this week. The last time the region was hit by a such a ...
Tsunami alerts lifted after huge earthquake prompts evacuations across Pacific
Alerts were issued across the Pacific following the 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia's Far East, but no deaths were reported.
Minimal U.S. effects from tsunami don't mean the forecast was inaccurate
We should count it as a win that a tsunami occurred, we got a warning and it wasn’t the worst-case scenario," seismic network director says.