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Visualizing the Russia earthquake and tsunami in maps and charts

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast on late Wednesday morning, local time. The quake triggered ...

Russia’s ‘land of fire and ice’ was largely spared by the nearby earthquake and tsunami

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia’s Far East, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, ...

Earthquake in Kamchatka may have caused volcanic eruption after 600 years, says Russia

The quake was followed by the volcanic eruption of Klyuchevskoy, which is considered as the most active volcano in the Kamchatka region.

Russia's Klyuchevskoy Volcano Starts Erupting after Earthquake

Largest active volcano in the northern hemisphere began erupting on Wednesday afternoon following the huge earthquake in ...

Sea lions jump into the sea to escape earthquake in Russia’s Kuril islands

Participants of a sea tour along Russia's Kuril islands filmed Steller sea lions running away from an 8.8 magnitude ...

Russia earthquake rattled a Death Valley cavern with rare fish 4,000 miles away

A Death Valley National Park cavern filled with rare and endangered fish rattled when an 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit off ...

Fact Check: Video of shelves falling shows Myanmar earthquake, not Russia

A video showing shelves collapsing in a store during an earthquake in Myanmar in March has been miscaptioned online as ...

Days after major earthquake, dormant Russian volcano erupts for first time in centuries—Scary footage surfaces | Watch

Following one of the powerful earthquakes on record strike the region, a volcano in Russia's eastern Kamchatka region has ...