On Wednesday, June 8, in the Irkutsk region, dead Earthquake with a magnitude of 8.3 at the epicenter. The tremor was recorded at 20:25 local time (15:25 Moscow time), according to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia for the region.
“The earthquake occurred in the waters of Lake Baikal, 17 km from the village of Bolshoe Goloustnoye. At the 8.3 magnitude epicenter. 5 points were felt in the regional center.”
The Ministry of Emergencies noted that all housing and communal services in the region and other enterprises are operating as usual. Experts conduct a survey of residential areas, information about the victims has not yet been received.
Elena Kobeleva, director of the Baikal branch of the United Geophysical Service, said that an earthquake of about 5.2 magnitude was observed in Irkutsk.
as he wrote telegraph channel The regional governor Igor Kobzev, many residents of Irkutsk, Angarsk and Shelekhov felt the tremors.
“They write on social networks that chandeliers sway in apartments, dishes fall, alarms go off in cars. According to the information at 21.20, there was no loss of life or destruction. Mayors are advised to monitor the situation to conduct inspections of damaged buildings, if necessary.
According to the Baikal Geophysical Service of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the shock occurred in the middle of Lake Baikal, in the active fault zone. “Scientists will watch for aftershocks,” he said.
“No more shaking?”
Social networks report that tremors were felt in different parts of the Irkutsk region and Buryatia.
“Judging by the strength of these two shocks, the magnitude was 6~7. Ever since I stood on the pavement, I felt it. So we expect even stronger shocks. Since these are the first, ”Alexander Voronkov wrote in the comments of the community “Typical Irkutsk”. “In most cases the aftershock is weaker than the first shock because it’s an “echo,” replied Vladimir Keller.
“Absolutely fucked. To a large extent. I stood on my feet on the 1st floor. However, strangely enough, there was only one push, usually two or three. And longitudinally, along the floor, as if someone had hit the house from the side, ”said Anton Afanasiev.
“In the Shelekhovsky district, the wooden house was creaking all over. He thought he was going to fall. And he swayed as he stood on the ground. Apparently, the epicenter was closer to Baikal,” he said.
“Bratsk was shaken,” wrote Olga Shipunova. “Ust-Kut was also shocked,” added Valya Akimova.
“It was strong in Buryatia,” says Svetlana Zhargalova, respectively.
“It’s okay, I was very shocked in bed, I liked it,” said Yuri Prokhorov. “I overheard Irkutsk”.
“5 points. The wall near the house almost collapsed,” writes Yevgeny Zhelyabov.
“I was sitting in the car, at first I thought it was from the wind, but there was no such wind to shake the car that much. I immediately went home, ”said a user under the pseudonym Ivan Stepa.
“No more shaking?” Anna Ivanova asked a question. “Get used to it anyway. You are in a seismically dangerous area, guys,” said Ksenia Lisitskaya.
There were also a few users among the users who did not feel any flicker in their opinion. “Are you kidding me? Am I the only one who doesn’t feel anything? – wrote Victoria Arbatskaya specifically.