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New Earthquake Hits Avacha Bay
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Avacha Bay area off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, extending a series of aftershocks that have affected the region since several major quakes over the weekend.
Scientific Details of the Quake
According to the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the earthquake happened at 1:59 p.m. local time (0159 GMT), with its epicenter at a depth of 51.2 kilometers and about 170 kilometers from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the regional capital.
Residents Report Shaking
Many people in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky felt the tremors and shared their experiences on the agency’s official Telegram channel.
Emergency Response and No Tsunami Alert
Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry in Kamchatka reported that the aftershock reached an intensity of up to 4 on the local scale in both Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and nearby Vilyuchinsk. No tsunami warning was issued after the quake.
Weekend Shakes: Strongest Quake at 7.4
On Sunday, the region was hit by a powerful series of earthquakes, the strongest measuring 7.4 in magnitude. Social media videos showed goods falling from shelves and furniture shaking in homes. Authorities briefly issued a tsunami warning for the Pacific coast after the second quake, but it was lifted a few hours later.
