The 2025 Kamchatka Earthquake and Other Enormous Earthquakes
On July 30, 2025, a powerful M 8.8 earthquake occurred off the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia. This region is known for major earthquakes and associated tsunamis, and many have caused extensive destruction and casualties. Fortunately, there was only moderate damage from the shaking of the 2025 earthquake, and although