The earthquake occurred at a depth of nearly 50 kilometers in the waters off the Kamchatka Peninsula.
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A magnitude 7 earthquake struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East on Sunday morning, August 18, Russian and American seismological services reported.
The USGS seismological service initially issued a tsunami warning, but later lifted it. The local branch of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry also announced that there was no tsunami. “no tsunami threat”.
The tremor was felt as far away as the regional capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, according to the Russian ministry’s branch. “Rescue and firefighter teams are inspecting the buildings,” she wrote on Telegram.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of about 50 kilometers in waters off the Kamchatka Peninsula, about 90 kilometers east of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, according to the USGS. Several aftershocks were recorded later, but of lesser intensity, the Kamchatka branch of the Russian Geophysical Service said on its website.
The Kamchatka Peninsula is where the Pacific and North American tectonic plates meet, making the region one of the most seismically active zones on the planet.
