Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Moscow, SANA- A powerful 8.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia that caused four tsunami waves and the extension of the water flow to a distance of up to 800 meters inland.
Russian media quoted the Ministry of Emergency Situations as saying: “the epicenter of the earthquake was located 161 kilometers from the coast of Kamchatka, at a depth of 32 kilometers, while Tsunami waves flood parts of the city of Severo-Kurilsk ,in addition to parts of the “Allied” fishing enterprise.
The earthquake was preceded by smaller aftershocks and followed by eight aftershocks measuring greater than 5 degrees within just one hour. Aftershocks are continuing. Experts anticipate continued aftershocks with the potential for new strong earthquakes, up to 7.5 degrees in the coming weeks.
the earthquake, which caused no casualties, is considered the strongest in Russia’s Far East since 1952 and the strongest globally since 2011.
Nawal /Manar Salameh
