Powerful Earthquake Strikes Kamchatka, Warnings Issued Across Pacific
A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025, sending shockwaves across the Pacific Ocean. Centered approximately 119 km east‑southeast of Petropavlovsk‑Kamchatsky, the quake was the
strongest recorded in the region since 1952 The Guardian+12Reuters+12Reuters+12. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed the quake had a shallow depth of around 19 km, raising tsunami potential across the Pacific basin Reuters.
