Millions of people were evacuated, as minds cast back to the devastating tsunami of Boxing Day 2004 in the Indian Ocean and ...

Kamchatsky, a coastal city in Russia's Far East, at 11:24 pm Indian time on July 29. The earthquake area falls in the ...

The 8.8 magnitude quake off Russia that triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific occurred on what is known as a ...

A massive 8.8 earthquake hit Kamchatka due to shallow reverse faulting along the Kuril-Kamchatka Arc. Learn about its impact ...

Russia has experienced one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded with the intensity of 8.8-magnitude on Wednesday, July ...

At 11:24 am local time on July 30, 2025, a powerful earthquake struck offshore of the Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a ...

Tsunami warnings are being downgraded in most areas following one of this century’s most powerful earthquakes in Russia.

A powerful 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia's remote Kamchatka Peninsula triggered tsunami warnings and evacuation orders from ...

An 8.8-magnitude undersea earthquake struck early Wednesday off the coast of Russia's Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, triggering ...

But when plates slip over or under each other, collide or break away, an earthquake happens. Usually, they last just a few seconds but really big quakes can often last anywhere from 10 to 30 seconds.

Typically, the thicker the plate, the stronger it is, and the less likely to produce earthquakes. According to Biryol, pieces of the mantle have most likely been breaking off from underneath the ...

LES CAYES, Haiti -- Earthquakes have been wreaking havoc in Haiti since at least the 18th century, when the city of Port-au-Prince was destroyed twice in 19 years. Saturday's powerful quake killed ...