A 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in Kamchatka. This is a regional earthquake branch Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The tremors were recorded at 8:30 local time on August 22 (23:30 Moscow time on August 21). According to seismologists, the epicenter was 120 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and at a depth of 39 kilometers.
This is not the first earthquake in the region in recent days. explodes Shiveluch volcano. We were in Kamchatka on August 17 recorded Strong underground points of magnitude 7.0. The epicenter was located 108 kilometers from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, where the tremor’s intensity was 6.0.
August 20 seismologists reported About the possibility of a new strong earthquake of magnitude 8.0.
Earlier seismologists warned About aftershocks in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.