No tsunami threat to Hawaii from 7-magnitude earthquake near Russia’s Kuril Islands, officials say - A powerful magnitude 7 earthquake struck Russia’s Kuril Islands

Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and surrounding Pacific Rim regions continued to experience seismic instability, with dozens of aftershocks being reported on Saturday by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Russia’s magnitude 8.8 earthquake spawned serious tsunami warnings, but waves have been moderate so far. Here’s the geological reason why