FALL CITY, Wash. - A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck near Fall City, Washington, early Thursday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake hit at around 7:36 a.m., nearly two miles northeast of Fall City. Seismologists say the quake occurred at a depth of about 12.49 miles.

A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday local time, sending tsunami waves coursing across the Pacific as millions of people from around the world were urged to evacuate to higher ground.

The Pacific Plate has been on the move, making the Kamchatka Peninsula area off Russia's Far East coast where it struck especially vulnerable to such tremors - and bigger aftershocks cannot be ruled out,

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One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded hit Russia’s Far East, flooding a fishing port with waves from a tsunami, cutting power to a few areas and sending some panicked residents to flee buildi