DoomsdaysCW#Russia’s Far East ‘land of fire and ice’ avoids major damage from #earthquake and #tsunami
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Updated 12:41 PM EDT, July 30, 2025
Excerpt:
"Dubbed the 'land of fire and ice,' Kamchatka is one of the most active volcanic regions on Earth. It has about 300 volcanoes, with 29 of them still active, according to NASA’s Earth Observatory. Quakes and tsunamis regularly strike the peninsula that lies close to an ocean trench where two tectonic plates meet.
"The 1,200-kilometer (750-mile)-long peninsula nine time zones east of Moscow faces the Pacific Ocean on its east and the Sea of Okhotsk along its west coast. Kamchatka and a few nearby islands have a population of about 290,000 with about 162,000 of them living in the regional capital of #PetropavlovskKamchatsky in Avacha Bay on the peninsula’s southeast.
here are few roads on the peninsula, and helicopters are the only way to reach most areas. Fishing is the main economic activity. A major base for Russian #nuclear submarines is located in #AvachaBay.
"The tallest volcano is #KlyuchevskayaSopka (4,750 meters or 15,584 feet), the largest active volcano in the Northern Hemisphere. Observers heard explosions and saw streams of lava on its western slopes, according to the Kamchatka branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ geophysical service.
Scientists have anticipated the eruption for some time, with the volcano’s crater filling with lava for weeks and the mountain emitting plumes of ash. It last erupted in 2023."
Russia's Far East largely spared by strong earthquake and tsunami
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia’s Far East, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, cutting power to a few areas and sending some panicked residents to flee buildings but causing only a few injuries. Regional authorities say they were well prepared for the 8.8-magnitude quake and subsequent waves. A state of emergency was declared but there was no major damage. The 1,200-kilometer (750-mile)-long peninsula nine time zones east of Moscow faces the Pacific Ocean on its east and the Sea of Okhotsk along its west coast. Called the “land of fire and ice,” Kamchatka is one of the most active volcanic regions on Earth, with about 300 volcanoes, with 29 of them active.