Here’s a glance at some of the most powerful earthquakes recorded previously, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Tsunami warnings are being downgraded in most areas following one of this century’s most powerful earthquakes in Russia.

Ports on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia near the 8.8 magnitude quake’s epicenter flooded as residents fled inland, and ...

A tsunami sent waves into parts of Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia's sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday.

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The quake is the sixth-strongest on record, according to the United States Geological Survey. It’s also the largest since ...