On the coast of Kamchatka on the Russian Far East, a strong earthquake with magnitude 7.8 recorded on Thursday. Informed about the American Geology Institute (USGC) cited by AFP, writes TASR.
The earthquake epicenter was located 128 kilometers east of Petropavlovsk-Kamcatsky and in a depth of 10 kilometers, What the American Pacific Tsunami Warning Center led to a warning of a possible occurrence of massive waves along the coast.
This area was affected by a strong earthquake with magnitude more than 7 and 13 September. V Petropavlovska-Kamcat recorded shocks with magnitude 5.5 to 6. A tsunami warning was issued for the east coast of the Kamchat Peninsula, but it was later canceled.
In July, the sixth strongest earthquake has been on the peninsula of Kamchatka since the beginning of measurements with magnitude 8.8. It was also the strongest earthquake since 2011, when the magnitude shocks 9.0 hit the east coast of Japan.
