Yesterday's Earthquake Was The Sixth Strongest On Record

Following on "UPDATED—Massive Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula".

From The Watchers, July 30:

Powerful M8.8 earthquake and tsunami strike Kamchatka Peninsula, sixth strongest earthquake on record 

A powerful earthquake registered by the USGS as M8.8 hit near the coast of Kamchatka, Russia, at 23:24 UTC on July 29, 2025 (11:24 local time on July 30). The earthquake occurred at a depth of approximately 21 km (13 miles) and generated a Pacific-wide tsunami, prompting warnings, advisories, and evacuations across multiple countries and territories.

Tsunami waves hit Kamchatka, Russia after M8.8 earthquake on July 29, 2025. Credit: Reuters (stillshot)

• This is the largest earthquake in the world since the 2011 M9.0 Tōhoku, Japan earthquake
• It is also the sixth-strongest earthquake ever recorded instrumentally and the strongest in Russia since the 1952 M9.0 Kamchatka earthquake
• The last earthquake of similar magnitude was the M8.8 Maule, Chile earthquake in 2010
• The earthquake generated a Pacific-wide tsunami, with waves up to 4 m (13 feet) recorded in Russia’s Kuril Islands....

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