In a groundbreaking observation, scientists have for the first time witnessed an undersea “slow slip” earthquake unzip in the Pacific Ocean. This event reveals that a tectonic plate is slowly breaking ...

For the first time in history, scientists have observed the rupture of a tectonic plate in a subduction zone in real time. The study, published in the scientific journal Science Advances, was ...

ATLANTA — A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula late Monday, triggering a tsunami that surged across the Pacific Ocean. Tsunami alerts stretched from Japan to ...

Many of the world’s biggest earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis occur along a chain of seismologically active regions that encircle the Pacific Ocean. By Victoria Kim Hundreds of millions of ...

Here are key details on the earthquake and tsunamis. Where did the earthquake hit? The earthquake hit Russia’s coastline near the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula around 11:25 a.m. local time ...

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 ...

Earthquakes account for some of the costliest natural disasters in history. They can literally reshape the planet. But how powerful can they get? That's a question humans have only recently been able ...

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Russia’s Far East was hit with a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning, hitting the country’s Kamchatka peninsula. The region is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.

Here's what we know about what caused the earthquake off Russia's Far East and why the tsunami it generated weren't as big as anticipated. The aerial view of the city of Severo-Kurilsk shows flooding ...

In the latest report prepared by a Japanese government earthquake task force, it was estimated that up to 298,000 people ...