One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's Far East, sending tsunami waves into Japan and Hawaii and across the Pacific.

People flocked to evacuation centers in affected areas of Japan, with memories fresh of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that caused reactor meltdowns at ...

The Russian areas nearest the quake’s epicenter on the Kamchatka Peninsula reported damage and evacuations, but no serious injuries.

The peninsula is no stranger to seismic activity as it lies on the infamous ‘Ring of Fire.’ Three tsunami waves ripped buildings off their foundations and flooded factories, including a fishery, in ...

Powerful quake hits near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Japan issues a tsunami alert - Japan’s meteorological agency has issued a tsunami alert for Japan’s Pacific coast, upgrading an earlier advisory ...

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

Kamchatka is a 1,250-kilometre-long peninsula located in the Far East of Russia. The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk serve as the eastern and western coastlines of the peninsula, respectively.

A magnitude-8.7 earthquake in Russia's Far East early Wednesday prompted tsunami warnings in parts of Japan, Alaska and Hawaii.

The earthquake that occurred on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has reignited discussions about the works of a Japanese manga artist known for ...

Kamchatka peninsula Dubbed the “land of fire and ice,” Kamchatka is one of the most active volcanic regions on Earth. It has about 300 volcanoes, with 29 of them still active, according to NASA’s ...