The strongest earthquake in the last 70 years occurred in Kamchatka
A tsunami threat was issued in the region, as well as in Hawaii, Alaska, New Zealand and Japan. On July 30, the strongest earthquake in the region since 1952 occurred off the coast of Kamchatka, the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported. According to the regional governor Vladimir Solodov, its magnitude was 8.8 points. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was the world's most powerful since 2011 and one of the 10 strongest since 1900.