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A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Kuril Islands near Kamchatka Peninsula, per the National Center for Seismology. The area had 6.8 and 8.8 quakes recently.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. (Representative Image)
A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Kuril Islands, located in the northern Pacific Ocean near the Kamchatka Peninsula, on Saturday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported.
The tremor occurred at 19:33:54 IST at a depth of 10 km, with its epicentre located at latitude 49.94°N and longitude 162.70°E.
The Kuril Islands region is witnessing frequent tremors. On August 3, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the islands, triggering tsunami warnings in parts of the country.
On July 30, a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering widespread tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean and placing nations from Japan to the United States to Chile on high alert, with millions urged to evacuate.
Authorities in Kamchatka reported waves of up to four meters in some areas, causing evacuations in multiple coastal settlements like Severo-Kurilsk and prompting residents to move away from shorelines immediately.
The quake was also followed by an eruption of the most active volcano on the peninsula.
The triggers had damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, while much of Japan’s eastern seaboard — devastated by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in 2011 — was ordered to evacuate, as were parts of Hawaii.
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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