❗️ A magnitude 8.5 earthquake just shook the region near Kamchatka!
These video clips are spine-chilling 😨
❗️The first tsunami wave has already crashed onto the shores of Severo-Kurilsk
Thankfully, residents have sought refuge on higher ground, as confirmed by the governor of the Sakhalin Region.
The Russian Academy of Sciences is calling this event “very unique”
Source: RIA Novosti, TASS
Update: ⚡️The magnitude of the earthquake in Kamchatka was JUST 8.7, this is the strongest earthquake in the region since 1952, the branch of the Federal Research Center of Geophysical Surveys of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported
❗️ There is a strong aftershock process after the earthquake in Kamchatka
within a month there will be aftershocks, including those with a magnitude of up to 7.5, noted
Source: the branch of the Federal Research Center of the Unified Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences
❗️ After the earthquake, Russia’s Sakhalin Region Prosecutor's Office announced the opening of a hotline by phone: 27-72-01.
You can also call the following numbers for help:
🔹Kurilsky District Prosecutor's Office - 8 (42454) 4-26-08;
⚡️The authorities of Kamchatka Krai have set up a regional headquarters to coordinate actions after a series of earthquakes.
Footage of the aftermath of the earthquake in Kamchatka
Published by the branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences
