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On 30 July 2025 at 11:24 local time, an earthquake of magnitude 8.8 occurred off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia. The US Geological Survey (USGS) determined the epicenter to be approximately 119 kilometers east-southeast of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and recorded the focal depth at 19.3 kilometers. The German Research Centre for Geosciences reported the magnitude as 8.7. The Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kamchatka Branch, stated

Susuz Şelalesi is a natural formation located within the boundaries of the Kars province in Eastern Anatolia and is recognized as one of the region’s significant geomorphological features. Locally known as "Su Uçan", "Suuçan", or "Uçan Su" due to the water cascading from a steep incline and being scattered by the wind, this waterfall is situated immediately beside the Kars–Ardahan highway (D-965). Administratively, the waterfall lies on the boundary between the villages of Ermişler and İncilipın