Friday, September 19, 2025

Strong Earthquake Hits Russia's Kamchatka Region

A powerful magnitude 7.8 aftershock off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula that arose from July's magnitude 8.8 earthquake is raising concerns about possible tsunami impacts, although risk appears to be waning

Posted by retort at 10:26 AM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink

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A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka region at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, sparking concerns of a potential tsunami along the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii.[image or embed]

-- Newsweek (@newsweek.com) Sep 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM

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Oh no! Was anyone hurt? Do you want any disaster recovery aid? We could send help this afternoon...
--Fat, orange-faced Russian lackey

#1 | Posted by catdog at 2025-09-19 12:11 PM

What none of this bothers to mention is how close these events, the volcano eruption and quakes, are to the bases of the Russian Pacific Fleet in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Vilyuchinsk.

#2 | Posted by morris at 2025-09-19 02:41 PM

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