After the 8.8-magnitude earthquake, part of the city of Severo-Kurilsk flooded

KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA - JULY 30: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'KAMCHATKA OF GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (KBGSRAS) / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) An aerial view of the city of Severo-Kurilsk flooded due to tsunami triggered by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025. The epicenter was located at a depth of 20.7 kilometers (12.8 miles) and was centered 119 kilometers (73.9 miles) east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, it said.The earthquake was shallow and powerful enough to trigger waves or a tsunami. (Photo by Kamchatka of Geophysical Survey/Anadolu via Getty Images)