Multiple Powerful Earthquakes Strike Near Kamchatka, Russia; Tsunami Alert Issued
Multiple powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia’s Far East on Sunday, prompting a tsunami alert. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 7.4-magnitude earthquake, approximately 144 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, as the most significant event. This was preceded by quakes of magnitudes 5.0 and 6.7. The USGS warned of potential hazardous tsunami waves within 300 kilometers of the epicentre due to the final, stronger quake. The Kamchatka peninsula, a seismic hot zone where the Pacific and North American tectonic plates meet, experienced these events.
John Q. Hosedrinker