Another strong earthquake occurred in Kamchatka

New powerful earthquake shook the Kamchatka Peninsula

The Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences recorded another significant seismic event in the region.

According to seismology specialists, underground tremors with a magnitude of 6.0 occurred 215 kilometers from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The earthquake's epicenter was at a depth of 33 kilometers. At the moment, there is no information on whether residents of the region felt this earthquake.

Recall that on the morning of July 30, a powerful earthquake occurred off the coast of Kamchatka. It became the strongest in the region since 1952. Its magnitude, according to authorities, reached 8.8. The Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that it was 8.7. Afterward, there was another series of underground tremors with magnitudes from 5. According to the regional Ministry of Health, one person was injured. A state of high alert was introduced in Kamchatka. In the North Kuril district of the Sakhalin region, an emergency situation regime was introduced. The earthquake caused a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean, which was warned about by the authorities of Japan, the USA, and the Philippines.