Pacific Tsunami Crisis Averted: Global Response Prevents Disaster After Historic Russian Quake
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, RUSSIA – One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula at 9:25 a.m. local time Wednesday (4:25 p.m. PDT Tuesday), unleashing tsunami waves that raced across the Pacific Ocean, triggering mass evacuations from Japan to Hawaii and putting millions on high alert. The magnitude 8.8 quake – tied as the … Read more