The strong earthquake of 8.8 Richter marked dawn It is off Russia in the same arc as the earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima in 2011, while ranking among the 10 most powerful earthquakes recorded in modern history, Professor of Geology and OASP President Efthimios Lekkas told SKAI.
As Mr Lekkas notes, there are no major impact as it is a sparsely populated area.
“There are suspicions that major earthquakes affect the world seismological happening”he noted.
At least six strong post -seismic vibrations, between two very strong, 6.9 and 6.3 degrees, were recorded after the main earthquakeaccording to USGS. Russian seismologists in Kamchatka warned that they could not be excluded aftershocks up to even 7.5 degrees within the next one month.
On July 20, a 7.4 -magnitude earthquake, followed by many post -seismic vibrations, was also recorded off the Russian Peninsula, without reporting serious damage or victims.
The epicenter of the earthquake is very close to that of a terrible earthquake 9 points in November 1952, who caused a disastrous tsunami that hit all the Pacificpointed out the USGS.
In the subsoil of the Kamcatka peninsula is intersecting the Pacific and North America tectonic plates, which means that the area has one of the highest seismicities on the planet.
The Russian Peninsula, which separates the Achogk Sea from the Pacific Ocean, is one of the areas “most exposed to earthquakes in the world”, as USGS puts it.
It is also noted that from the 1900seven very strong earthquakes have been recorded – equal to or higher than 8.3 degrees – along this peninsula.
Source :Skai
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