Video of a strong earthquake in Kamchatka has appeared

Footage of the aftermath of a strong earthquake in Severo-Kurilsk on Kamchatka has emerged. It was published by the branch of FRC UGS RAS on their Telegram channel.

The video, shot from an unmanned aerial vehicle, shows objects that have fallen into the water.

An earthquake with a magnitude of about 8.7 occurred in the Pacific Ocean near Kamchatka at 11:24 local time (2:24 Moscow time) with its epicenter 161 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at a depth of 32 km. This is the strongest earthquake in the region since 1952. A tsunami warning has been issued, with waves up to 4 meters recorded.

After the earthquake in Kamchatka, a tsunami about 30 centimeters high reached the coast of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The wave was recorded in the port city of Nemuro, located on the eastern tip of Hokkaido. Seismologists have warned that the threat of a tsunami up to three meters high continues to persist.