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The Pacific Was Ready This Time

How early warnings and fast evacuations turned a major quake into a global test of preparedness

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Jul 30, 2025
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In the hours after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, the Pacific did not panic. It moved.

On July 29, 2025, at 23:25 UTC, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The tremor, shallow and massive, shook buildings across the Russian Far East and launched tsu…

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