Images showing the earth shaking in Russia
An 8.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the southern coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula at 8:25 a.m. local time (12:25 a.m. ET). No casualties have been reported so far.
The Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that the magnitude 8.8 earthquake was the strongest to hit the region since 1952. Russian scientists consider this earthquake a "unique event" and indicate that its epicenter was close to that of a recent earthquake that struck the same peninsula on July 20.
“The Kamchatka earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.8, is the largest event to occur globally since the 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Tohoku, Japan, in 2011, and is among the ten largest earthquakes to occur globally since 1900,” reports the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Dozens of videos have been shared on social media showing the moment the east coast earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. One video shows a chapel tower shaking from the force of the earthquake, with bells ringing due to the tremor.
????????? | M8.8 | The ringing of bells caused by the 8.8 earthquake off the east coast of the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka. In the images you can see how the chapel is balanced. pic.twitter.com/7pmDSMIlEX
— Alerta News 24 (@AlertaNews24) July 30, 2025
Other images show people leaving their homes and struggling to stay upright due to the force of the earthquake, which caused parked cars to shake.
VIDEO OF THE #EARTHQUAKE IN RUSSIA ????????? pic.twitter.com/eFoR0yMozV
— Niv Calderon (@nivcalderon) July 30, 2025
A video recorded inside a large building shows the false ceiling giving way to the force of the earthquake:
More video of the M8.7 earthquake that hit off the coast of Kamchatka, Russian. It lasted AGES ???? pic.twitter.com/mfg06N3vVj
— Volcaholic ???? (@volcaholic1) July 30, 2025
Shortly after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, videos showed the sea water receding—a sign that a tsunami was just minutes away.
Water receding somewhere in Russia, we are working on geolocating the video. pic.twitter.com/cmCbiYWV0I
— Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) July 30, 2025
There were those in the Russian region who managed to capture images of a giant wave that ended up hitting the coast.
A massive wave moving toward the mainland was caught on camera in Kamchatka. pic.twitter.com/DE5khtBm9w
— Volcaholic ???? (@volcaholic1) July 30, 2025
There are then records of the sea water receding after the tsunami:
Water masses receding from Severo-Kurilsk after tsunami
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 30, 2025
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