An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred in Kamchatka

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Kamchatka. The readings were recorded on January 17 by the Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).

"Coordinates: 52.3950, 161.1986. Magnitude (Ml): 5.8," data on the seismic event is provided in the Telegram channel of scientists.

According to the RAS service, the tremor occurred at 18:46 (09:46 Moscow time), its epicenter was located 190 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The earthquake was centered at a depth of 39.4 km. Later, data appeared on the seismologists' website that the magnitude of the earthquake in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky was 4.7.

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Prior to that, on January 14, the main regional directorate (GU) of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation reported that an earthquake of magnitude 4.6 was recorded in the Republic of Tyva south-east of the village of Sizim in the Kaakhemsky district. The ministry indicated that the tremors were not felt, and there were no complaints from the public.

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