An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred in Kamchatka.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 was registered off the coast of Kamchatka. This was reported on August 4 in the Telegram channel of the Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).

The seismic event occurred at 17:49 UTC (20:49 Moscow time). The epicenter was located 158 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The source was located at a depth of 48.6 km.

Information about the damage and casualties is not provided.

Notice the shift: earthquake in Kamchatka may happen again within a few months

What can the ongoing seismic activity in the region lead to?

Earlier in the day, RAS experts reported that seven significant earthquakes were recorded in Kamchatka during the day. It was clarified that more than 85 seismic events were registered in Kamchatka in just one day.

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