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Magnitude 8.8 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, generating tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean region
KBGSRAS / S. Lakamov • 30 July 2025 • update: 30 July 2025
Magnitude 8.8 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA - JULY 30: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT - ‘OFFICIAL TELEGRAM CHANNEL OF THE CHIEF DIRECTORATE OF THE MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OF RUSSIA FOR KAMCHATKA TERRITORY / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab from a video shows rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia inspecting a damaged building after magnitude 8.8 earthquake hits Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025 in, Russia. ( Emergency Situations of Russia - Anadolu Agency )Emergency Situations of Russia
Magnitude 8.8 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA - JULY 30: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT - ‘OFFICIAL TELEGRAM CHANNEL OF THE CHIEF DIRECTORATE OF THE MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OF RUSSIA FOR KAMCHATKA TERRITORY / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab from a video shows rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia inspecting a damaged building after magnitude 8.8 earthquake hits Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025 in, Russia. ( Emergency Situations of Russia - Anadolu Agency )Emergency Situations of Russia
Magnitude 8.8 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA - JULY 30: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT - ‘OFFICIAL TELEGRAM CHANNEL OF THE CHIEF DIRECTORATE OF THE MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OF RUSSIA FOR KAMCHATKA TERRITORY / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab from a video shows rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia inspecting a damaged building after magnitude 8.8 earthquake hits Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025 in, Russia. ( Emergency Situations of Russia - Anadolu Agency )Emergency Situations of Russia
Magnitude 8.8 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
SAKHALIN OBLAST, RUSSIA - JULY 30: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT - ‘RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS/ HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab from a video shows people being evacuated after magnitude 8.8 earthquake hits Kamchatka Peninsula and a tsunami partially flooded the area, including the grounds of the Alaid fishing enterprise, on July 30, 2025 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. The evacuation was carried out under the supervision of Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Sakhalin Region. In Kamchatka, about 60 vacationers were evacuated from Khalaktyrsky Beach with the help of three cross-country vehicles. No significant rise in water levels was recorded in nearby settlements. Civilians evacuated from the port of Severo-Kurilsk after a tsunami partially flooded the area. ( Russia Min. of Emergency Situations - Anadolu Agency )Russia Min. of Emergency Situations
Magnitude 8.8 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
SAKHALIN OBLAST, RUSSIA - JULY 30: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT - ‘RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS/ HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab from a video shows people being evacuated after magnitude 8.8 earthquake hits Kamchatka Peninsula and a tsunami partially flooded the area, including the grounds of the Alaid fishing enterprise, on July 30, 2025 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. The evacuation was carried out under the supervision of Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Sakhalin Region. In Kamchatka, about 60 vacationers were evacuated from Khalaktyrsky Beach with the help of three cross-country vehicles. No significant rise in water levels was recorded in nearby settlements. Civilians evacuated from the port of Severo-Kurilsk after a tsunami partially flooded the area. ( Russia Min. of Emergency Situations - Anadolu Agency )Russia Min. of Emergency Situations
Magnitude 8.8 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
SAKHALIN OBLAST, RUSSIA - JULY 30: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT - ‘RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS/ HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab from a video shows people being evacuated after magnitude 8.8 earthquake hits Kamchatka Peninsula and a tsunami partially flooded the area, including the grounds of the Alaid fishing enterprise, on July 30, 2025 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. The evacuation was carried out under the supervision of Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Sakhalin Region. In Kamchatka, about 60 vacationers were evacuated from Khalaktyrsky Beach with the help of three cross-country vehicles. No significant rise in water levels was recorded in nearby settlements. Civilians evacuated from the port of Severo-Kurilsk after a tsunami partially flooded the area. ( Russia Min. of Emergency Situations - Anadolu Agency )Russia Min. of Emergency Situations
After the 8.8-magnitude earthquake, part of the city of Severo-Kurilsk flooded
KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA - JULY 30: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'KAMCHATKA OF GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (KBGSRAS) / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab shows aerial view of the city of Severo-Kurilsk flooded due to tsunami triggered by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025. The epicenter was located at a depth of 20.7 kilometers (12.8 miles) and was centered 119 kilometers (73.9 miles) east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, it said.The earthquake was shallow and powerful enough to trigger waves or a tsunami. ( Kamchatka of Geophysical Survey - Anadolu Agency )Kamchatka of Geophysical Survey
After the 8.8-magnitude earthquake, part of the city of Severo-Kurilsk flooded
KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA - JULY 30: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'KAMCHATKA OF GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (KBGSRAS) / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab shows aerial view of the city of Severo-Kurilsk flooded due to tsunami triggered by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025. The epicenter was located at a depth of 20.7 kilometers (12.8 miles) and was centered 119 kilometers (73.9 miles) east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, it said.The earthquake was shallow and powerful enough to trigger waves or a tsunami. ( Kamchatka of Geophysical Survey - Anadolu Agency )Kamchatka of Geophysical Survey
Magnitude 8.8 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
