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Why some underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis—and others, just little ripples
After a massive earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, a peninsula in the far east of Russia, on July 30, 2025, the world ...
In Kamchatka, Epicenter of the Russian Earthquake, Seismic Activity Is Common
Tremors are regularly reported in this remote Russian peninsula dotted with volcanoes, some of which erupt every year.
How a mega earthquake spread tsunami fears across the Pacific
One of the most powerful earthquakes in history triggered a tsunami that made landfall in Russia, Japan and the US.
Kamchatka earthquake is among top 10 strongest ever recorded. Here's what they have in common
Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in the ...
Video shows Russian surgeons protecting patient mid-earthquake
Medical professionals were performing surgery on a cancer patient at the Kamchatka oncology center in ...
Video Showing Beluga Whales Washed Ashore Predates the Earthquake in Russia
Fact-Check: The users posting the video claim that five Beluga whales are stranded off-shore in the Kamchatka peninsula ...
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Dozens of Aftershocks Rattle Kamchatka, Volcano Erupts After Powerful Earthquake
Dozens of aftershocks shook Russia’s Far East on Thursday following a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the Kamchatka ...
Tsunami mapped: Hawaii and California warnings issued after massive earthquake
Damage and evacuations were reported in the Russian regions nearest the quake's epicentre on the Kamchatka Peninsula. One of ...