In 1952, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck Kamchatka Krai, Russia, marking the world’s first recorded magnitude 9 earthquake.

Krasheninnikov was in the 15th century, according to the BBC. The KVERT head also said the eruption may be linked t ...

The world has witnessed several catastrophic earthquakes, with the 1960 Valdivia, Chile quake topping the list at magnitude 9 ...

But the danger appeared to be waning in some places, with the US state of Hawaii and Japan downgrading their warnings.

A tsunami sent waves into parts of Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off ...

The national tsunami advisory issued after the magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia has been cancelled. The ...