Images suggest the Rybachiy location was hit after the 8.8 magnitude offshore earthquake centered roughly 75 miles from the base

The president ordered the repositioning of two nuclear submarines in response to threatening comments from a top Russian official.

A volcano in Russia’s Far East erupted hours after a major earthquake triggered tsunami warnings as far away as California and Chile. A handful of regions around the world regularly unleash terrifyingly large earthquakes.

Japan's weather office on Thursday lifted a tsunami advisory imposed a day earlier after Russia's Far East was rocked by one of the strongest earthquakes on record.

Hawaii officials say the timing of the tsunami warning and evacuation orders following this week's massive earthquake off Russia helped make for severe traffic congestion in some areas