At 11:25 am local time on July 30, one of the strongest earthquakes ever hit the Kamchatka Peninsula, in eastern Russia. The quake had a reported magnitude of 8.8, making it tied for the sixth ...

The quake, which occurred at a shallow depth of around 10–20 kilometres beneath the seabed, was recorded at approximately 10:37 am local time, with the epicentre situated just offshore from this ...

Past strong earthquakes have caused massive and damaging waves far away, but scientists say these tsunami waves were tame by comparison across the Pacific basin. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake — one of ...