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Magnitude 7 quake hits Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
The Indian Express··1d ago
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Friday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The epicentre was about 123km south-west of Vilyuchinsk at a depth of 140km. The US National Tsunami Warning Center said there was no danger and issued no tsunami alert. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. Japan's Meteorological Agency briefly estimated magnitude 9.9.
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What It Means For You
- No tsunami alert was issued for this quake on the US National Tsunami Warning Center's assessment.
- Coastal planners still watch aftershock reports from Kamchatka as details of damage remain unavailable.
- Depth of 140km is treated as deep, which often reduces surface shaking compared with shallow quakes.
What's Happening
- EMSC recorded the quake at around 3.35pm local time on Friday, October 16.
- Reuters reported the same 140km depth and 123km south-west epicentre near Vilyuchinsk.
- BNO News said Japan's early warning estimated magnitude 9.9 before the agency's 6.9 reading.
Why Kamchatka Quakes Often
- Kamchatka sits on Russia's Pacific coast inside the Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates move frequently.
- In July last year, a magnitude 8.8 quake off the region caused a tsunami that swept part of a coastal village into the sea.
- The largest instrument-measured quake remains the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile, at magnitude 9.5.
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