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For the first time in 600 years, Russia's Krasheninnikov Volcano in the Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted, shortly after a ...

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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck near the Kuril Islands in Russia on Sunday, with no immediate reports of damage ...

A significant earthquake, initially reported at a magnitude of 6.7, struck Russia's Kuril Islands. The magnitude was later ...

A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia on July 29 triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific Ocean, ...

A tsunami has sent waves into Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake ...