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Did powerful 8.8 earthquake shift Kamchatka Peninsula by a few meters? Scientists make massive claim days after tremors

A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka coast on July 30, 2025, triggering tsunami warnings across ...

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 ...

Why earthquake in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is dangerous

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Russia’s Far East Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday (July 30) has set off tsunami ...

Klyuchevskoy volcano erupts in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula after earthquake triggers lava flow and explosions

Russia's Klyuchevskoy volcano, the largest active one in the northern hemisphere, erupted on Wednesday following a ...

Where is the Kamchatka peninsula and why is it so dangerous?

The peninsula is no stranger to seismic activity as it lies on the infamous ‘Ring of Fire.’ Three tsunami waves ripped ...

Japan issues tsunami alert following powerful quake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula

A magnitude-8.7 earthquake in Russia's Far East early Wednesday prompted tsunami warnings in parts of Japan, Alaska and ...
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What Unleashed Kamchatka’s Dormant Giant? The Science Behind a 500-Year Eruption

Coincidence, or some more profound tectonic dance, when a dormant volcano erupts just days after a megaquake? Geoscientists have long wondered about this, and the April eruption of Russia’s Kamchatka ...

‘Horrifying': Latest Kamchatka Video Shows ‘First Tsunami Waves’ Reaching ‘High Up The Mountains’

In an intimidating display of how deadly nature can be, a video of the ‘first tsunami waves’ hitting a hilly area in Kamchatka, Russia, was shared online, which went viral. The waves were triggered ...