An aftershock of magnitude 5.5 was recorded in Kamchatka

An aftershock of magnitude 5.5 was recorded in Kamchatka at a distance of 211 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. This was announced on August 13 in the press service of the Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Center "Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (FITCGS RAS).

"Distance from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: 221. <...> Magnitude: 5.5", — stated in the message in the Telegram channel.

It is noted that the aftershock was recorded at a depth of 59.8 km.

Notice the shift: earthquake in Kamchatka may happen again within a few months

What can the ongoing seismic activity in the region lead to?

Earlier, on August 3, 10 significant earthquakes were recorded in Kamchatka, and more than 65 earthquakes occurred in just one day. On August 4, the situation repeated itself: seven significant earthquakes occurred during the day, and more than 85 earthquakes occurred during the day.

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