A powerful tsunami seen from space is overturning what scientists thought they knew about how these waves travel.

On July 29, 2025, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake occurred near the Kamchatka Peninsula. It was so powerful that it ranks as the ...

A massive earthquake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula of Russia’s far east on Wednesday morning, July 30, local time. The quake was the sixth-largest ever recorded and sent tsunami waves spreading ...

The July 29 M8.8 Kamchatka tsunami arguably caused more damage and certainly accrued more media coverage than the shaking losses. Two months out, we have a better picture of what happened, how the ...

Scientists can now use SWOT to improve tsunami models. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Late on July 29, 2025, the Earth's crust ...

Safety in tsunamis is all about one issue — evacuation. The whole point of a tsunami warning system is to get people out of harm’s way before tsunami surges reach them. There are two big pieces to the ...

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula sent a wave of water racing at the speed of a jetliner toward Hawaii, California and Washington state, spurring warnings and ...

Researchers analyzing the July 29, 2025, magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake found that limited seafloor movement kept the resulting tsunami smaller than early forecasts. Using satellite radar, GPS ...