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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 ...
Scientists didn't expect the 8.8 magnitude Russian megaquake for many more years. Why now?
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 ...
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.
Russia’s Far East ‘land of fire and ice’ avoids major damage from earthquake and tsunami
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia’s Far East, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, ...
Incredible footage shows Russian doctors calmly perform surgery during powerful earthquake
The medics are seen clinging to the gurney to secure their patient in the incredible video shared by the regional health ...