Massive Earthquake Strikes Kamchatka
A powerful “magnitude 8.8 earthquake” hit off Kamchatka on July 30, 2025, making it one of the strongest quakes ever recorded. The epicenter was about 120–130 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at a shallow depth of around 20 km. It occurred along the highly active Kuril–Kamchatka arc. Historic Scale This is the region’s strongest quake since “1952,…