Magnitude 8.8 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula

SAKHALIN OBLAST, RUSSIA - JULY 30: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - 'RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS/ HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab from a video shows people being evacuated after magnitude 8.8 earthquake hits Kamchatka Peninsula and a tsunami partially flooded the area, including the grounds of the Alaid fishing enterprise, on July 30, 2025 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. The evacuation was carried out under the supervision of Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Sakhalin Region. In Kamchatka, about 60 vacationers were evacuated from Khalaktyrsky Beach with the help of three cross-country vehicles. No significant rise in water levels was recorded in nearby settlements. Civilians evacuated from the port of Severo-Kurilsk after a tsunami partially flooded the area. (Photo by Russia Min. of Emergency Situations / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)