NASA’s SWOT satellite captures Kamchatka megaquake tsunami in striking detail

ScienceDaily
Aug 17, 2025, 12:13 pm130 ptsTrending
When a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, NASA and CNES’s SWOT satellite captured a rare and detailed picture of the tsunami that followed. Recorded just over an hour after the quake, the satellite revealed the wave’s height, shape, and path, offering scientists an…

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