Massive 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Off Russia’s Far East Triggers Tsunami Alerts in Hawaii and California
The 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025, was one of the most powerful ever recorded, striking at a shallow depth of about 12 miles, roughly 74-85 miles east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. It triggered widespread tsunami alerts across the Pacific, including Hawaii and California, due to its location on a megathrust fault … Read more