The July 30, 2025 Kamchatka Megaquake: A Comprehensive Overview
1. The Earthquake Strikes On 30 July 2025 at 11:24:50 UTC (local date: 29 July at 23:24 PETT), a major megathrust earthquake – ultimately measured at magnitude 8.8 by the U.S. Geological Survey – rocked the northeastern Pacific near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000qw60/map Within roughly 20 days earlier, a significant foreshock Read more…