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The world’s most powerful earthquakes, past and present

Russia’s quake joins a devastating list of the strongest seismic events ever recorded

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A car lies among ruins after a tsunami hit Carita beach in Pandeglang, Banten province, Indonesia.

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Initial waves reach Hawaii as more US coastal states brace for impact

Residents and visitors found themselves backed up in traffic as they try to leave the the Ala Way Harbor, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii on July 29, 2025, after an 8.7 earthquake off of Russia's far east prompted tsunami alerts.

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A drone shot of the tsunami that hit the coast in Oarai, in Japan's Ibaraki prefecture following the earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia.

Shocking footage captures 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia

Massive quake triggers Pacific-wide tsunami alerts

This video grab from a drone handout footage released by Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences on July 30, 2025, shows tsunami-hit Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir island of Russia's northern Kuril islands.

Huge quake off Russia sparks Pacific tsunami warnings

At least six aftershocks hit the region, including magnitudes 6.9 and 6.3

A lifeguard (R) patrols the area along the coast as much of coastal Japan went on alert following a 8.8 magnitude quake in the sea off eastern Russia, along Tokyo Bay in Chiba City, Chiba prefecture on July 30, 2025.

8.8-magnitude quake causes tsunami in Russia, Japan

The quake damaged buildings and caused cars to sway in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to four metres (12 feet) across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan.

Tsunami warnings issued for Japan, Hawaii and Alaska

The magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia

Pacific rim braces for tsunami after massive earthquake in Russia

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