8.7-magnitude earthquake hits Russia; Tsunami warning issued for coasts of Russia and Japan

Massoud Wed Jul 2025 4 months ago 462

According to the report, the earthquake's epicenter was located at a depth of 19.3 kilometers and approximately 119 kilometers east-southeast of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which has a population of over 156,000.


Following this event, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System issued a warning about the potential for tsunami waves in the coastal areas of Russia, Japan, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, stating that these waves could reach the shores within the next three hours.


The governor of Kamchatka, in response to the earthquake, said: "This event is the strongest earthquake recorded in this region in recent decades." Referring to preliminary information, he added that the earthquake has so far caused no loss of life, but damage to infrastructure, including a kindergarten, has been reported.


The governor has urged residents of coastal areas to seek safer locations as quickly as possible.


Following the main earthquake, an aftershock with a magnitude of 6.9 on the Richter scale was also reported. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the earthquake's magnitude as 8.0 but later revised it to 8.7 after further analysis.


Meanwhile, Japan's Meteorological Agency has upgraded its warning level, stating that tsunami waves up to 3 meters high could reach large areas of the country's coast.

The United States Geological Survey reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7 on the Richter scale struck early Wednesday morning off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia.

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