Scientists are puzzling to explain the tremor, 8.3 on the Richter scale, by far the largest since records began.
The freighter Amurskaya disappeared in stormy weather on Sunday after sending Mayday signals which were picked up by coastguards.
Five belugas were stranded on the same beach by the Sea of Okhotsk within less than a week.
A Moscow scientist is calling for a new scientific expedition to solve the mystery of a huge 'monster'.
Three killer whales and baby 'knew we were trying to save them, and were not aggressive'.
Vital link uniting east and west of the country will realise a long-held dream.
Incredible escape for dozens more as carriages overturn and fall into sea amid hurricane-force winds.
Locals get time off week for rare visit to the beach.
Unraveling the truth about a mysterious maritime disaster off the Kuril Islands in which at least 16 are feared dead.