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Washington Post
7 hours ago
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- Washington Post
Earthquake off Russia's coast is among strongest ever recorded
An earthquake that struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early on Wednesday, prompting widespread evacuations and setting off tsunami warnings in Japan and Hawaii, is among the largest ever recorded. The earthquake struck off the Kamchatka coast at an 8.8 magnitude, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. That would place it in the top six strongest earthquakes on record, according to the agency's historical data. The data is preliminary and could eventually be revised by the agency. Wednesday's earthquake is tied in sixth place with two other 8.8 magnitude earthquakes, in Chile in 2010 and Ecuador and Columbia in 1906. The damage from Wednesday's earthquake will only be determined in the days and months ahead. It struck near Russia's Far East, a sparsely populated area. But it damaged buildings and injured several people, though no deaths have been reported thus far, according to Russian officials. It was the strongest quake since a 9.1 magnitude earthquake in Tohoku, Japan, in 2011, which triggered a deadly and destructive tsunami that disabled three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and caused nuclear leaks. The Fukushima nuclear disaster ultimately killed more than 18,000 people, injured at least 6,000 and displaced tens of thousands, and remains seared in the memory of many Japanese. That earthquake originally measured 8.9 on the Richter scale but was later revised to 9.1, showing how the original assessment of an earthquake's magnitude can evolve. The strongest quake ever measured, at 9.5 magnitude, happened in Biobío, Chile, in 1960, and was followed by other earthquakes and a powerful tsunami. According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 490 to 5,700 people are estimated to have died in Chile as a result of the initial shock and ensuing tsunami, while the tsunami killed 61 people in Hawaii, 21 people in the Philippines and 122 in Japan. The property damage and economic reverberations were enormous. In 1964, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake struck Prince William Sound, Alaska — the second strongest quake on record, and the largest recorded earthquake in U.S. history. The Great Alaska Earthquake, as it is known, as well as the tsunamis and aftershocks that followed for weeks afterward, killed 139 people and caused extensive flooding and damage, according to NOAA. It prompted President Lyndon B. Johnson to declare a disaster area in the state. Another 9.1-magnitude earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia, in 2004, was one of the deadliest natural disasters of all time. It triggered a tsunami that brought 100-feet waves to coastal areas in countries including Indonesia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. Some 230,000 people were declared dead or missing and hundreds of thousands were displaced. The estimated total material losses in the region were $10 billion. The Kamchatka Peninsula has been the epicenter of a major earthquake before. In 1952, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake there caused severe damage and struck Hawaii and other parts of the Pacific. It was followed by a tsunami that brought waves of up to 23 feet to the coasts of Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands, according to NOAA.
LBCI
02-06-2025
- General
- LBCI
Ukraine ready to take 'big steps towards peace:' AFP
Ukraine is ready to take "big steps" to make progress towards peace at a second round of talks with Russian officials in Istanbul on Monday, a source in Kyiv's delegation told AFP. "The Ukrainian delegation came to Istanbul with a clear agenda and readiness to take big steps toward peace," the source said, adding that Ukraine hopes the Russian side will "not just repeat the same previous ultimatums." AFP
Al Arabiya
02-06-2025
- General
- Al Arabiya
Ukrainian delegation arrives in Istanbul for Russia talks
A Ukrainian delegation has arrived in Istanbul for talks with Russian officials and their meeting is planned for Monday afternoon, the spokesperson for Ukraine's foreign ministry said. The two sides are set to hold their second round of direct peace talks since 2022, but the two sides are still far apart on how to end the war and the fighting is stepping up.
Telegraph
02-06-2025
- General
- Telegraph
Live Russia hits Ukraine with retaliatory strikes ahead of peace talks
Russia bombarded Ukraine with retaliatory strikes overnight, with air attacks killing five people outside the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. The strikes follow Ukraine's mass drone attack on Russia's bomber bases on Sunday, a coordinated operation that took 18 months to execute. The north-east Ukrainian region of Sumy was also hit by a Russian drone attack which injured at least six people early on Monday, including two children. The escalation in conflict comes as Russian and Ukrainian officials are due to sit down today in Istanbul for their second round of direct peace talks since 2022.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Two Russian bridges are blown up, killing several, officials say
STORY: ::May 31, 2025 ::A passenger train is derailed as it passes under a bridge that collapses in Russia's Bryansk region near Ukraine ::Vygonichskyi District, Russia ::June 1, 2025 ::Two bridges were blown up in separate regions, killing several people, according to Russian officials A video shared on social media showed the aftermath of the derailed passenger train in the Bryansk region. Part of the passenger train was shown crushed under a collapsed road bridge and wrecked carriages lay beside the lines. Reuters was able to verify the location and date of the footage. According to Russian investigators, a highway bridge over a railway in the Bryansk region was blown up at 10:50 pm (1950 GMT) on Saturday night just as a passenger train carrying 388 passengers to Moscow was passing underneath. Four hours later, a railway bridge over a highway was blown up in the neighboring Kursk region showering the road with parts of a freight train, officials said. Ukraine's HUR military intelligence agency on Sunday spoke of an explosion that derailed a Russian military train hauling cargo and fuel trucks in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region. It did not claim responsibility or attribute the explosion to anyone.
