This weeks lesson:
Big Russian earthquake has smaller impact
-- 08/04/2025

Q: No casualties were reported after the sixth-largest earthquake ever recorded struck last week near Russia’s sparsely populated Kamchatka peninsula. The tremor triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations around the Pacific Ocean, but the only significant damage from high waves was on the peninsula and nearby islands. Where is the Kamchatka Peninsula on the Pacific Ring of Fire?

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Q: About 90 percent of the world’s earthquakes and most of its active volcanoes are on what is known as the Pacific Ring of Fire. Last week’s Kamchatka earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8. Scientists have been recording earthquakes for about 130 years. Where did the strongest ever recorded earthquake occur?