Powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
Wednesday 30 July 2025 · 2 outlets · 3 reports · updated 
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake occurred off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula at a depth of approximately 20 kilometres. The event triggered tsunami warnings reaching as far as Chile and French Polynesia. Following the quake, the Klyuchevskoy volcano also began to erupt.
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