“An earthquake of 8 points took place off the coast of Kamchatka of the Russian Federation, people were evacuated in Severo-Kuryl, in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky the wall of kindergarten collapsed. Subsequently, Sakhalin was covered with tsunami waves. Source: CNN, Russian media and publication details: the US Geological Service reported on Wednesday that after an earthquake of 8.0 magnitude, which occurred near the remote and sparsely populated Far Eastern coast of Russia, a tsunami warning was announced.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: CNN, Russian media and public
Details: The US Geological Service reported on Wednesday that after a magnitude earthquake of 8.0 points, which occurred near the remote and sparse -populated Far Eastern coast of Russia, a tsunami warning was announced.
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According to the US geological service, the earthquake occurred about 136 kilometers from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia).
The Hawaiian islands and on the Aleutian Alaska Islands have a warning about tsunami.
Tsunami warnings also work for Japan coastal areas. According to the Japanese public broadcaster NHK, the country’s meteorological agency warns of possible waves up to 1 meter high.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located off the coast of the Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, the distant and sparsely populated part of the country.
Kamchatka is part of the Pacific Fire Ring – an area of intensive seismic and volcanic activity on both sides of the Pacific.
Sakhalin governor Valery Limarenko reported the evacuation of locals.
In addition, a kindergarten wall collapsed in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
Updated: Subsequently, it became known about the tsunami waves, which were recorded in Sakhalin.