Massive Earthquake Strikes Russia’s Far East, Triggers Tsunami Fears and Volcanic Eruption

In a dramatic display of nature’s power, a massive earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula early this week, triggering tsunami warnings, forcing evacuations, and coinciding with the eruption of the region’s most active volcano.The 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit beneath the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Kamchatka, a seismically active region along the notorious “Ring of Fire.” The quake occurred along a megathrust fault line, known for producing some of the most powerful earthqu