The Kamchatka branch of the Joint Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences noted that residents of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Elizovo and Vilyuchinsk recorded earthquakes. This has been reported Web site EGS RAS.
They emphasized that the magnitude of the earthquake was 5.2 points. The Ministry noted that the epicenter of the earthquake was Avacha Bay, 82 kilometers away from the regional center, and its point was at a depth of 32 kilometers.
According to observations of local residents, the shock was brief but noticeable. In some apartments, hanging objects shook and the crackling of metal and concrete structures of houses was heard.
Before that near the Kuril Islands dead 4.5 magnitude earthquake
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center announced that a 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurred on November 8, 320 kilometers away from the Tual village of Maluku province.
The same center had previously reported that a 6.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded off Indonesia’s Ambon Island. It is known that the epicenter of the earthquake was 351 km southeast of the city of Ambon, which has the same name as the island and has a population of approximately 355 thousand.
Previously Afghanistan asked Call for help from the international community after the earthquake.
Source: Gazeta
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