A satellite deployed to measure ocean surface heights was up to the challenge when a massive earthquake off the Kamchatka Peninsula triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami in late July.

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Patrick David Sharrocks receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council, grant number NE/S007458/1. On July 30, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the Kamchatka ...

The magnitude-8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula sent a wave of water racing at the speed of a jetliner toward Hawaii, California and Washington state, spurring warnings and alarm ...

SEATTLE — A Tsunami Advisory has been canceled for coastal communities in Washington state following a massive earthquake in Russia on Tuesday night. The 8.8 quake hit in the Far East region off of ...

HONOLULU (AP) — One of this century’s most powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia and generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, ...