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8.8 earthquake off Russia prompts tsunami warnings for Hawaii, Japan and parts of Pacific Coast

A tsunami advisory was also issued for parts of Alaska and the entire West Coast after a powerful earthquake off Russia's ...

Massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake prompts evacuations and tsunami warnings across Hawaii, California and Japan

The sixth most powerful earthquake on record triggered widespread evacuation orders across multiple countries including the ...

Kamchatka earthquake is among top 10 strongest ever recorded. Here's what they have in common

Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in the ...

Japan says powerful quake has hit near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, issues a tsunami advisory

Japan's meteorological agency said on Wednesday that a powerful earthquake hit near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and issued a ...

Why earthquake in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is dangerous

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Russia’s Far East Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday (July 30) has set off tsunami ...

What is the 'ring of fire'? This week's earthquake just the latest in this region

Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the area in which a magnitude 8.8. earthquake occurred on July 29, is within the so-called "ring of fire." ...

Powerful quake hits near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Japan issues a tsunami advisory

Japan’s meteorological agency said on Wednesday that a powerful, magnite 8.0 earthquake hit near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula and issued a tsunami ...