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New CCTV shows ceilings caving in as Russia hit by massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake

Newly released CCTV footage shows ceilings collapsing as one of the most powerful earthquakes in history rocked buildings in Russia last week.

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What to know about the earthquake that shook the New York area Saturday night

A relatively mild 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook the New York metropolitan area Saturday night

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Earthquake strikes one of UK’s most popular hiking spots

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Scottish Highlands on Friday

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The Soviet Union’s secret tsunami

On July 30, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the Kamchatka peninsula, in Russia’s far east. Within minutes, tsunami warnings were issued in Russia, much of Asia and across the Pacific in Hawaii, New Zealand and California.

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Top photos this week from Latin America and the Caribbean

Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe was convicted of witness tampering and bribery in a historic trial. Latin American nations with a Pacific coast braced for a tsunami that never materialized after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded, off the coast of Russia. Meanwhile, Chilean investigators closed in on the…

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‘The great mass of waters killed many thousands’: how earthquakes and tsunamis shook ancient Greece and Rome

The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a little poem to an earthquake. He asked the quake not to destroy his house:

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Why some underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis – and others, just little ripples

After a massive earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, a peninsula in the far east of Russia, on July 30 2025, the world watched as the resultant tsunami spread from the epicentre and across the Pacific Ocean at the speed of a jet plane.

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From Seoul To Wall Street: How Trump's South Korea Tariff Truce Could Reshape ETF Strategies

In a high-stakes chess game of international trade, President Donald Trump recently moved his queen, announcing a historic trade deal with South Korea that imposes tight restraints on tariffs and frees billions in cross-border investments. But this is more than a diplomatic headline. ETF investors now face a shifted landscape…

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Why did such a powerful earthquake and tsunami cause so little damage?

The 8.8-magnitude quake triggered a global race against time – and showed how much had been learned since 2004

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Japanese woman evacuating amid tsunami warning dies after car falls off road

Most Pacific nations drop tsunami warnings about 24 hours after one of the most powerful earthquakes hit Russia

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'Sleeping giant' fault beneath Canada could unleash a major earthquake, research suggests

A new assessment of the enormous Tintina fault suggests it has been slowly accumulating strain over thousands of years.

LiveScience

Japan Lifts Tsunami Advisory After Russia Quake

Japan's weather office on Thursday lifted a tsunami advisory imposed a day earlier after Russia's Far East was rocked by one of the strongest earthquakes on record.

International Business Times

How did Russia’s ‘land of ice and fire’ avoid major damage from 8.8 earthquake and tsunami?

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia’s Far East, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, and sending some panicked residents to flee buildings, but causing only a few injuries

The Independent UK

What are the strongest earthquakes ever recorded?

An 8.8-magnitude quake off the coast of Russia set off tsunami warnings – how does it compare with past temblors?

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Watch the video: Several injured in Russia after earthquake and tsunami

Several people were injured after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off of Russia's Kamchatka coast. Local officials said all those who were hurt are in a stable condition.

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Google has turned 2 billion smartphones into a global earthquake warning system — it's as effective as seismometers, tests show

Google's earthquake early-warning system has used phone accelerometers on Android devices to increase quake alerts by tenfold across 98 countries.

LiveScience

Russia earthquake: Magnitude 8.8 megaquake hits Kamchatka, generating tsunamis across the Pacific

The 8.8 magnitude megaquake is the joint-sixth largest earthquake ever recorded and the first tsunami waves have already hit Oahu, Hawaii.

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The 21 largest recorded earthquakes in history

A handful of regions around the world regularly unleash terrifyingly large earthquakes. Here are the 21 largest earthquakes on record.

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The Russia earthquake was among the world’s strongest. Here’s what links them all

The 8.8 magnitude quake is the biggest worldwide since 2011

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The strongest earthquakes ever recorded: Where does Russia's 8.8 magnitude quake rank in history?

The recent earthquake in Russia reopens the memory of some of the most devastating earthquakes mankind has ever experienced.

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Kamchatka earthquake is among top 10 strongest ever recorded. Here’s what they have in common

Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the country’s far east.

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Tsunami warnings are triggering mass evacuations across the Pacific – even though the waves look small. Here’s why

One of the ten largest earthquakes ever recorded just struck Kamchatka, the sparsely populated Russian peninsula facing the Pacific. The magnitude 8.8 quake had its epicentre in the sea just off the Kamchatka coast.

The Independent UK

In pictures: People run for cover and beaches empty out as Russia quake triggers tsunami warnings

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recovered sparks tsunami alerts in Russia, Japan, Canada, and US

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A look at some of the largest earthquakes recorded in the world

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has struck Russia’s Far East, resulting in small tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and calls ffor people around the Pacific to be on alert or move to higher ground

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Russia’s far east rocked by 8.8 mega-quake: Where it ranks in history

Scientists identify ‘foreshocks’ that struck around Russian region in July

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