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Japan's weather office on Thursday lifted a tsunami advisory imposed a day earlier after Russia's Far East was rocked by one of the strongest earthquakes on record.The beaching of four sperm whales on a beach in Japan was initially blamed on the earthquake but officials said the animals had washed up a day earlier. ( read ...

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, is now among the top 10 strongest ever recorded globally. ( read original story ...)

A tsunami advisory was also issued for parts of Alaska and the entire West Coast, stretching from the California-Mexico border up to the Alaska-British Columbia border. ( read original story ...)

Tsunami waves hit Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast on Wednesday after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's coast. Follow live updates for the latest on advisories, warnings, damage and wave locations. ( read original story ...)

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast ( read original story ...)

The earthquake appeared to be the strongest since the 9.0 magnitude earthquake off Japan in March 2011 that caused a massive tsunami and nuclear disaster. ( read original story ...)

Tsunami waves arrived on the eastern coast of Japan following a powerful 8.8. magnitude earthquake off the eastern coast of Russia that also sparked fears of a tsunami in the U.S. ( read original story ...)

A tsunami advisory was also issued for the Aleutian Islands in Alaska​, and a tsunami watch was issued for Hawaii, the U.S. National Weather Service said. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s meteorological agency said on Wednesday that a powerful, magnite 8.0 earthquake hit near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula and issued a tsunami advisory for Japan. ( read original story ...)

The Japan Weather Agency said it expected a tsunami of 1m to reach large coastal areas. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

The earthquake was recorded at about 84 miles east-southeast of of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. ( read original story ...)

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Kyushu, following a magnitude 8.0 earthquake which was felt across the country ... ( read original story ...)

The earthquake was about 250 kilometers away from Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost of the country's four big islands, and was felt only slightly, according to Japan's NHK television. ( read original story ...)

Japan expected tsunami waves up to 1 metre from 0100 GMT, with eastern Hokkaido likely to be hit around 90 minutes after the quake. ( read original story ...)

A magnitude 8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting tsunami warnings. Hazardous tsunami waves up to 1 meter are expected within the next three hours. ( read original story ...)

Nonprofit groups and throngs of volunteers acting on their own have played a key role in aiding disaster victims in this temblor-prone country. ( read original story ...)