The Rybachiy base, which hosts nuclear-powered submarines from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, lies in a cove about 80 miles from the powerful earthquake that struck near the Kamchatka peninsula last week.

Tensions between Russia and the United States have escalated following President Putin's move to deploy 4 nuclear bombers to the European region, specifically near Ukraine.

This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. A tsunami triggered by an undersea earthquake