Tsunami In Russia | Airport Ceiling Panels Fell: Dramatic Videos Show Impact of Russia Earthquake A powerful earthquake Wednesday was the strongest to hit that area in Kamchatka in Russia's Far East since 1952, according to the local branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The quake registered a magnitude of 8.8 and was centered off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Videos show the devastating impact of Russia earthquake.