An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred in Kamchatka

An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred in Kamchatka. On August 19, the Kamchatka branch of the federal research center "Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (CF FIC YGS RAS) reported on the Telegram channel.

It is noted that the source of the cataclysm lay at a depth of 33 km. At the same time, the distance from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky was 205 km.

The earthquake occurred at coordinates 51.9151, 160.9730, experts said.

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Strong tremors can cause landslides, avalanches, and damage to infrastructure.

A day earlier, a magnitude 5 aftershock was recorded in Kamchatka at a distance of 230 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. On the same day, an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 was recorded in the area of the Kuril Islands. It is specified that the seismic event occurred at a distance of 97 km from Severo-Kurilsk.

On August 15, a 6.5 magnitude aftershock was reported in Kamchatka, 97 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. It was clarified that the seismic event occurred at a depth of 48 km.

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