Russia saved from severe tsunami damage after mega 8.8 earthquake
Published 31 Jul 2025, 06:36 AM IST A view of the sea during a coastal evacuation following a tsunami warning issued by local authorities after an earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East, triggering alerts and evacuations across the South Pacific, in Lirquen near Concepcion, Chile, July 30, 2025. REUTERS/Juan Gonzalez(REUTERS)
Russia witnessed an 8.8-magnitude quake on Wednesday, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. However, unlike the devastating tsunamis of Boxing Day 2004 in the Indian Ocean and Japan 2011, this earthquake did not follow a catastrophic tsunami, as many feared.
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