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A A magnitude 7 earthquake shook Russian peninsula Kamchatka On the morning of this Sunday, August 18, the local branch of the Geodetic Service of the Russian Academy
A A magnitude 7 earthquake shook Russian peninsula Kamchatka On the morning of this Sunday, August 18, the local branch of the Geodetic Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported.
“The magnitude of the earthquake in Magnit was 7 points. The magnitude in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, according to previous estimates, was 6 points,” the service said in a statement.
Russian agency TASS He noted that many residents of the region left their homes.
No casualties reportednoted Russian media.
The region’s governor, Vladimir Solodov, commented on Telegram that aftershocks were recorded after the earthquake, but “according to scientists, the probability of a second strong earthquake is low.”
He noted that the epicenter of the earthquake was approximately 100 kilometers from the regional capital.
He added that the authorities are conducting inspection of propertywith priority given to social institutions.
In turn, the regional department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry ruled out the threat of a tsunami and confirmed that ” series of aftershocks in the Pacific Ocean (…) magnitudes from 3.9 to 5. Most aftershocks are unnoticeable.”
Coincided with the earthquake, Eruption of Shiveluch volcanolocated 450 kilometers from the regional capital, as reported TASS Far Eastern Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
“The Shiveluch volcano has begun to erupt (…). According to visual observations, the ash column is rising to a height of eight kilometers above sea level,” the scientific institution said. (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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