The Pacific Was Ready This Time
How early warnings and fast evacuations turned a major quake into a global test of preparedness
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…
