A powerful magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka coast, causing a floating pier at the Rybachiy nuclear submarine base to detach from its anchor, as shown in satellite images. Tsunami warnings reached as far as French Polynesia and Chile, with notable damage in Severo-Kurilsk, where a local fishing plant was submerged. Despite the quake's record strength, the overall destruction was limited due to an effective global disaster response, contrasting sharply with the 2011 Japan disaster that resulted in substantial casualties and damage.
Satellite images reveal damage to a floating pier at the Rybachiy submarine base on the Kamchatka Peninsula, where a section has broken away from its anchor point.
A powerful magnitude-8.8 earthquake off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka coast triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific, impacting areas as far away as French Polynesia and Chile.
The earthquake resulted in a tsunami that damaged the town of Severo-Kurilsk, submerging a local fishing plant and sweeping debris into the sea.
Despite the earthquake's strength being among the most powerful ever recorded, the overall damage was minimized, thanks to a successful global disaster response effort.
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