Another strong earthquake occurred in Kamchatka

Earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 occurred in Kamchatka.

This was reported by the Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

According to seismologists, the epicenter was at a depth of 33 km. The earthquake occurred 215 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Information about whether it was felt has not yet been received.

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 a series of aftershocks with magnitudes from 5. According to the regional Ministry of Health, one person was injured. A high alert regime was introduced in Kamchatka. An emergency situation was declared in the North Kuril district of the Sakhalin region. The earthquake caused a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean, which was warned about by the authorities of Japan, the USA, and the Philippines.