An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 was recorded off the coast of Kamchatka

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 was recorded off the coast of Kamchatka. This was reported on January 28 by the Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).

According to scientists, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 200 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Its source was at a depth of 46.5 km.

There is no data on the sensation of tremors.

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

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred on Tuesday, January 27, in the Pacific Ocean near the Northern Kuril Islands. The Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seismic station reported that the seismic event was located at a depth of 23 km.

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