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Russia Experiences ‘Historic’ Volcanic Eruption Days After Massive Earthquake
The Krasheninnikov volcano’s first eruption in centuries is believed to have been triggered in part by the massive earthquake ...
Another 5 magnitude earthquake hits Russia's Kamchatka Coast
According to preliminary reports, the quake occurred offshore and at a moderate depth, which may have helped to minimise ...
July quake appears to have damaged Russian nuclear sub base, NY Times reports
A nuclear submarine base in Russia's remote Far East region was damaged last week following one of the most powerful ...
Russian Nuclear Submarine Base Was Damaged in Quake, Satellite Images Show
The Rybachiy base, which hosts nuclear-powered submarines from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, lies in a cove about 80 miles from the ...
Where is Kamchatka? Russian peninsula rocked by 8.8 magnitude earthquake, causes tsunami in US, Japan
Kamchatka is a 1,250-kilometre-long peninsula located in the Far East of Russia. The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk ...
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, ...
Kamchatka earthquake is among top 10 strongest ever recorded. Here’s what they have in common
Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the ...
Russia’s Far East ‘land of fire and ice’ avoids major damage from earthquake and tsunami
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia’s Far East, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, ...