An area near Petersville, Alaska, was hit with a 4.6 earthquake on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. Newsweek reached out to the USGS's Earthquake Hazards Program via email ...

In 1952, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck Kamchatka Krai, Russia, marking the world’s first recorded magnitude 9 earthquake.

Russia, Japan and the US have since downgraded warnings, while the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center 1 issued a notice on July ...

Among the active volcanic eruptions was the Krasheninnikov volcano, a previously at least 400-year-dormant volcano.

A view of Pacific Ocean along coastline at Pacifica Municipal Pier in Pacifica, California, United States on July 30, 2025.

A massive volcano has erupted in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula region for the first time in centuries, just days ...

The last week of July 2025 was big news for earthquakes. Last Wednesday, a super strong 8.8 magnitude earthquake was reported near Russia’s eastern shores. It was near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia ...

A series of almost 70 earthquakes was registered in Russia’s Far Eastern region of Kamchatka in the past 24 hours, and ten of them were felt in the region’s administrative center of ...

A tsunami has sent waves into Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake ...

Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and surrounding Pacific Rim regions continued to experience seismic instability, with dozens of ...

One of the world’s strongest earthquakes has struck Russia’s Far East and caused small tsunami waves in the northern Pacific ...

Fears of a devastating tsunami faded Wednesday for the U.S. after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off ...