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Russian authorities on Kamchatka peninsula and Kuril islands cancel a tsunami warning
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and ...
In Kamchatka, Epicenter of the Russian Earthquake, Seismic Activity Is Common
Tremors are regularly reported in this remote Russian peninsula dotted with volcanoes, some of which erupt every year.
Where is Kamchatka, the Russian region that was the epicenter of the earthquake that has put the Pacific on alert?
The peninsula is located in eastern Russia, very close to Alaska. It lies within the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a common ...
Where is Kamchatka? Russian peninsula rocked by 8.8 magnitude earthquake, causes tsunami in US, Japan
Kamchatka is a 1,250-kilometre-long peninsula located in the Far East of Russia. The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk ...
Tsunami risk appears to pass for U.S. after massive Russian earthquake; South American countries issue new warnings
A tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded, an 8.8 magnitude in Russia's Far ...
Where is the Kamchatka peninsula and why is it so dangerous?
The peninsula is no stranger to seismic activity as it lies on the infamous ‘Ring of Fire.’ Three tsunami waves ripped ...
Video shows Russian surgeons protecting patient mid-earthquake
Medical professionals were performing surgery on a cancer patient at the Kamchatka oncology center in ...
Russian volcano explodes in 'powerful' eruption, likely intensified by 8.8 magnitude earthquake
Hours after a powerful earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the region's highest volcano began erupting.