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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 ...
Russia’s Kamchatka Hit By 8.8 Quake, Tied For Sixth-Strongest Earthquake In History
A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, triggering evacuations and tsunami ...
Video shows Russian surgeons protecting patient mid-earthquake
Medical professionals were performing surgery on a cancer patient at the Kamchatka oncology center in ...
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.
Fact Check: Video Showing Five Stranded Beluga Whales Was NOT Filmed Just Before 2025 Kamchatka Earthquake
Does a video show five beluga whales that washed ashore in Kamchatka, Russia on July 29, 2025, the day of an 8.8 magnitude ...
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 ...
Video allegedly showing beached belugas before 2025 Russian earthquake doesn't hold water
Following a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake near the peninsula of Kamchatka, Russia, in late July 2025, rumors that a family ...
A huge earthquake sent tsunami waves hurtling across the Pacific – but little damage was reported. Here’s what we know
One of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history shook Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday, sending tsunami waves ...