Devastation from Depths: Kamchatka's Most Powerful Quake in Decades Strikes
A magnitude 8.7 earthquake hit off Kamchatka, Russia, causing a significant tsunami and prompting mass evacuations. No injuries were reported, but a kindergarten was damaged. The quake, felt across Russia and Japan, led to widespread warnings and evacuation orders across several regions.
A destructive 8.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, generating a potent tsunami that triggered evacuations and caused structural damages, local officials confirmed on Wednesday.
'Today's earthquake was serious and the strongest in decades,' Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov announced, noting that primary assessments reported no injuries, though a damaged kindergarten was cited. Observers recorded tsunami surges between 3 to 4 meters high across the peninsula.
Further complicating matters, the U.S. Geological Survey pegged the earthquake's depth at 19.3 km, eyeing its epicenter 125 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Global agencies, including Japan's weather agency and the U.S. Tsunami Warning System, broadcast alerts, emphasizing the imminent threat to Russia, Japan, Hawaii, and nearby Pacific territories.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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