Russia earthquake: Huge 6.0 magnitude quake strikes off far east coast
No injuries or damage has been reported so far.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported that a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region on Friday.
The earthquake follows just over a week after a strong 7.2 magnitude quake struck the same region at the same depth on August 17, which triggered a volcanic eruption.
The earthquake hit early afternoon on Friday, August 30th, 2024, at 3:24 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 51 km.
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How many people felt the earthquake?
According to preliminary estimates from the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake might have been felt by over 270,000 people across Russia.
Approximately 240,000 people were in areas with Light shaking (intensity IV), while approximately 81 people might have been affected by the highest expected shaking intensity of V or Moderate on the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale.
Parts of Russia that felt the earthquake
Weak shaking might have been felt in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (pop. 181,200) located 118 km from the epicenter, Vilyuchinsk (pop. 25,200) 130 km away, Yelizovo (pop. 40,700) 138 km away, and Paratunka (pop. 1,800) 140 km away.
