The July 29, 2025 M8.8 Kamchatka earthquake, tsunami, and the tsunami warning system: Lessons for the Cascadia region
Webinar Abstract:
On August 8, a great earthquake ruptured off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula producing the first Pacific-wide tsunami in 14 years and triggering tsunami alerts in much of the northern Pacific. This webinar is an overview of what happened, how the tsunami warning system operated, and why Crescent City, California was the only area outside of Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands to suffer significant damage.