In the early hours of Wednesday (July 30, 2025), a colossal 8.8-magnitude earthquake, the 6th-strongest recorded tremor, struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. It unleashed powerful tsunami waves that threatened communities across the Pacific. Also In This Package Shocking footage captures 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings…
Philippines and Indonesia issued tsunami advisories on Wednesday after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The Philippine volcanology agency warned that waves under 1 metre could reach coastal areas by early afternoon. Residents in over 20 provinces were advised to avoid beaches and low-lying coastal zones. In Indonesia, the meteorology and geophysics…
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to four metres (12 feet) across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan. The magnitude 8.8 quake struck in the morning off Petropavlovsk on Russia’s remote Kamchatka peninsula and was one of the 10 biggest…
A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Far East coast on Wednesday, shaking buildings and triggering tsunami warnings that prompted evacuations across Russia and Japan. The US Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed the quake’s epicentre was 125km southeast of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka Peninsula, at a shallow depth of 19.3km. The magnitude was initially recorded as 8.0 but…
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula, sparking tsunami alerts and evacuations across parts of the Pacific coast. In Severo-Kurilsk, a town of about 2,000 on Paramushir Island in the northern Kurils, tsunami waves up to four metres high crashed through the port, submerging the local fishing plant and sweeping buildings…
Tsunami waves have begun hitting US shores following a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Initial waves struck Alaska and have now reached Hawaii, where water levels in Haleiwa, Oahu, rose over 4 feet, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A tsunami warning—the highest alert level—is in effect for Hawaii and…
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