The Russian Academy of Sciences called the earthquake in Kamchatka a global event

The earthquake in Kamchatka is a global event. This was announced on July 30 by Danila Chebrov, Director General of the Unified Geophysical Service (USGS) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

"This is a very powerful event on an almost planetary scale. We were very lucky that due to some features of the focal process, our intensity was modest, there were no mass casualties," he said.

Chebrov clarified that the intensity of the earthquake was less than could be expected from a magnitude of 8.8. At the same time, aftershocks, according to him, would reach 7.5 points. These will be tangible, not destructive, but tsunami-causing tremors.

Earlier in the day, a tsunami threat was announced on the coast of Avacha Bay in Kamchatka due to a strong earthquake. As a result of the incident in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the wall of one of the kindergartens collapsed.

Later, the governor of the Sakhalin Region, Valery Limarenko, announced that the first wave of the tsunami had hit the territory of the coastal zone of Severo-Kurilsk. He added that residents are being evacuated in the city, and all necessary measures have been taken to ensure people's safety. Later, on behalf of the Governor of the Kamchatka Territory, Vladimir Solodov, a regional headquarters was deployed.

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