Why Kamchatka's magnitude 8.8 earthquake brought a smaller tsunami—and where risk may remain

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Apr 30, 2026, 5:40 pm242 ptsTop
On July 29, 2025, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake occurred near the Kamchatka Peninsula. It was so powerful that it ranks as the sixth-largest earthquake ever recorded by modern instruments. Using this giant earthquake as a learning opportunity, researchers at Tohoku University's International Research Institute of…

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