An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred off the coast of the northern Kuril Islands

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred off the coast of the northern Kuril Islands. This was announced on August 8 by Elena Semenova, head of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seismic station.

It is specified that seismologists registered it three hours after the first earthquake of magnitude 4.8.

"An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred in the Pacific Ocean on August 8 at 15:43 (7:43 Moscow time. — Ed.)," Semenova told RIA Novosti.

According to her, the epicenter of the seismic event was located 123 km from the east of the city of Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir Island. The source was located at a depth of 53 km. Semenova also added that a tremor of up to 3 points could be felt in Severo-Kurilsk. No tsunami alert was issued.

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, on August 3, 10 significant earthquakes were recorded in Kamchatka, and more than 65 earthquakes occurred in just one day. On August 4, the situation repeated itself: seven significant earthquakes occurred during the day.

On July 30, a powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.7 occurred in the Kamchatka Territory. A tsunami threat was declared on the coast of the Avacha Bay. Emergency regimes were introduced in the North Kuril region of the Sakhalin region and in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. According to the regional Ministry of Health, one person was injured, the woman's condition is satisfactory.

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