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Sustainable Switch: Russia's quake caused by a 'megathrust fault'

Breaking down the ripple effects of an earthquake off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka which was felt as far away as Japan, ...

Sixth-largest earthquake in world history caused whales to beach on Japanese coast

A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday, immediately triggering tsunami ...

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 ...
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FACT CHECK: Video of tsunami in Russia is fake, no reports of 10,000 deaths

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Russia caused tsunami waves, but there are no reports of serious casualties, contrary to the misleading video’s claim ...
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Massive Earthquake Triggers Volcano Eruption in Russia

A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake has struck near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a dramatic eruption of the ...

Big quake, tiny waves: Minor tsunami impact last week along California’s coast highlights an imperfect, evolving science

The huge earthquake in eastern Russian generated the threat of a tsunami along with lots of anxiety among coastal dwellers in ...
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Tsunami alerts brought a lot of attention, but little waves. Will that hurt impact of future warnings?

The huge earthquake in eastern Russian generated the threat of a tsunami along with lots of anxiety among coastal dwellers in ...