[Regnum] More than 40 aftershocks after the earthquake were recorded in Kamchatka Krai in one day. This was reported on August 9 in the Telegram channel of the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for Kamchatka Krai.
"One of the aftershocks was felt in the region's populated areas. Temporary accommodation centres in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Vilyuchinsk continue to operate, with 61 people staying there in the last 24 hours," the press service noted.
The department also stated that the probability of a paroxysmal eruption of the Klyuchevskoy volcano with ash emissions reaching up to 12,000 meters still remains. The activity of the Bezymyanny, Shiveluch, Klyuchevskoy, Karymskoy, and Krasheninnikov volcanoes continues.
According to the department, psychologists from the Russian Emergencies Ministry continue to work with the victims, providing the necessary assistance.
On July 30, an earthquake measuring 8.7–8.8 occurred in Kamchatka, which was the strongest since 1952. As a result, a tsunami threat was declared in the region, and residents were asked not to approach the coast in dangerous areas. In addition, a high alert regime was introduced in the region, and a state of emergency was declared in the Severo-Kurilsky District of the Sakhalin Region.
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 hits Kuril Islands
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 was recorded in the Kuril Islands area. This was reported on August 9 on the website of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center.
The epicenter of the tremors was located 267 kilometers southeast of the city of Severo-Kurilsk. The seismic event center was located at a depth of 10 km.
There were no reports of possible casualties or damage.
On July 30, an earthquake measuring 8.7–8.8 occurred in Kamchatka, which was the strongest since 1952. Because of it, a tsunami threat was declared in the region, and residents were asked not to approach the coast in dangerous areas. A high alert regime was also introduced, and a state of emergency was declared in the Severo-Kurilsky District of the Sakhalin Region.
On August 5, the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that after the earthquake in Kamchatka, the southern part of the peninsula shifted in the south-east direction by almost two meters. Professor of the Polytechnic Institute of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) Nikolai Shestakov said on August 8 that due to the seismic event, Vladivostok shifted five centimeters to the south and back.