The Russian media reported that an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale was recorded 445 km from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
The Kamchatka Branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences said in a statement today: “The epicenter of the earthquake occurred 445 km from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Its epicenter was at a depth of 94.3 km, and its magnitude was 6.0 degrees.”
For its part, the press office of the Emergency Situations Directorate of Sakhalin Province stated that at 13:22 (05:22 Moscow time) an earthquake was recorded 150 km south of the city of Severo-Kurilsk in the Pacific Ocean.
The Russian “TASS” Agency quoted seismologists as saying that the residents of Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir Island felt tremors with a strength of between three and four degrees.
Experts confirmed that during an earthquake of this magnitude, the residents feel the ground tremors significantly.
The Emergency Situations Directorate of Sakhalin Province stressed that buildings and facilities are currently being examined to verify their safety.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency