Rescue efforts under way as Venezuela declares a state of emergency after powerful twin quakes cause widespread damage.
The US Geological Survey described the quake as an ‘aftershock’ from a massive magnitude 8.8 quake that struck in July.
Japan and Hawaii were spared from a feared tsunami after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia.
A magnitude 8.8 quake hit Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting tsunami warnings as far away as the US West Coast.
Tsunami alerts have been issued from Japan to the US coast after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck near Russia.
Magnitude 8.8 quake off Russia’s east coast had prompted warnings and evacuations in dozens of countries.
The eruption disrupted several flights and raised emergency warnings to their highest level for locals and tourists.
Memorials were held in several countries across Asia for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
More than 227,000 people died in the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and experts warn it could happen again.
![This handout picture released by the Sakhalin Region Government on July 30, 2025, shows the tsunami-hit Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir, one of Russia's northern Kuril Islands [Handout/Russia's Sakhalin Region Government via AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/AFP__20250730__68A939F__v1__HighRes__RussiaEarthquakeTsunami-1753864535.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
