Earthquakes and tsunamis
Randy Mann.
JAKE PARRISH/Press
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, and west of the Aleutian Islands. The earthquake tied for the eighth strongest recorded and the largest since 2011. Since the big earthquake, dozens of aftershocks have been reported, with one having a magnitude as high as 6.9.
The earthquake was massive and triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean, including the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii. The warnings were also issued in Chile and Ecuador. Scientists were concerned that the earthquake would generate massive tsunami waves, but some of the highest ones were less than 20 feet.
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