A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 that struck Russia’s Far East last month seems to have damaged the Russian nuclear submarine base, according to the New York Times, citing satellite imagery‘Planet Labs,’ a commercial satellite imaging firm, from Sunday showed damage to a floating pier at the Rybachiy submarine base, a crucial Pacific […]
A powerful 8.7-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering tsunami warnings across multiple countries, including Japan and the USA. Authorities in coastal regions, including Alaska and Hawaii, issued alerts for potential waves ranging from one to three meters. Residents in Hawaii heard tsunami sirens, a rare and alarming event for many who had never […]
A tsunami alert was issued in the Pacific after an earthquake of magnitude 8 struck Russian coast, AFP reported citing USGS on Wednesday.The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake struck about 85 miles (136 kilometres) east of Petropavlovsk, located on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The quake occurred at a depth of 12 miles […]
A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami with waves up to 4 metres (13 feet), forcing evacuations and causing damage to buildings, according to officials cited by Reuters.In parts of Kamchatka, tsunami waves reaching 3 to 4 metres (10–13 feet) were recorded, according to Sergei […]
