Last week, Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula was hit by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake –the sixth–largest ever recorded. The tremor released enormous amounts of destructive energy, triggering tsunami warnings ...

The volcano has caused part of the Kamchatka Peninsula to shift southeastward. The massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula last week has triggered the activity of ...

At 11:24 am local time on July 30, 2025, a powerful earthquake struck offshore of the Kamchatka Peninsula, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey on its social media platform. Videos shared on ...

Less than a week after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake sparked tsunami warnings throughout the Pacific Ocean, a volcano in far eastern Russia, on Sunday, spewed hot ash miles into the sky, marking ...

Dramatic video shows brave doctors calmly continuing to perform surgery as a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit — rocking their operating theatre in Russia. The medics are seen clinging to the ...

Tremors are regularly reported in this remote Russian peninsula dotted with volcanoes, some of which erupt every year. By Nataliya Vasilyeva The Kamchatka Peninsula is so known in Russia for its ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. This week’s massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake in eastern Russia, which triggered ...

A tsunami advisory briefly in effect for a portion of the Aleutian Islands was canceled just after 1 p.m. in Alaska. The advisory was issued in the wake of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off ...

Scientists in Russia have revealed the geological impact of an earthquake that struck Russia's far east and prompted tsunami warnings as far away as Hawaii. The Kamchatka Peninsula and surrounding ...

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Russia's Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands. The ministry ...

Three earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early Monday, continuing a period of heightened seismic activity in one of the world’s most geologically active regions.

When a volcano that has slept for centuries suddenly roars back to life, the first clear view no longer comes from a ship or a nearby village, but from orbit. Earlier this year, a NASA satellite ...