Russia Earthquake: According to Russian Far Eastern seismic monitoring systems, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred Tuesday around 108 kilometers southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. The earthquake was reported to have occurred at 13:57 local time.
Preliminary indications indicate that the earthquake happened at a moderate depth and offshore, which would have reduced surface impact. Days before, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked the Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula region of Russia triggered tsunami warnings around the Pacific.
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The Kamchatka Peninsula region off the Far East coast of Russia, where it struck, is particularly susceptible to these tremors due to the Pacific Plate’s movement, and larger aftershocks cannot be ruled out, they warned. Military scientists and analysts were disturbed by the facility’s proximity to one of the greatest earthquakes in recent memory, which led to conjecture regarding the effects of the shocks.