Moscow, August 18 (Udaipur Kiran): A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s eastern coast, triggering the eruption of the Shiveluch volcano. The incident has raised concerns about a potential tsunami. However, there have been no reports of casualties or significant damage due to the earthquake or the volcanic eruption so far. Experts are currently assessing the damage to buildings caused by the strong tremors.
The earthquake occurred on Sunday morning (local time) in Russia, with a recorded magnitude of 7 on the Richter scale. The epicenter was located off the coast of the remote Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east. According to officials from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake struck just after 7 a.m., with its epicenter approximately 90 kilometers east of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, at a depth of about 50 kilometers in the waters of the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Russia’s Emergency Ministry has not issued a tsunami warning, but the U.S. Tsunami Warning System has indicated that dangerous tsunami waves could impact coastal areas of Russia. The warning states that the tsunami threat extends up to 300 kilometers from the earthquake’s epicenter.
Following the strong tremors, the Shiveluch volcano erupted, spewing ash up to 8 kilometers above sea level. The Shiveluch volcano is located about 280 miles from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a coastal city in Russia’s Kamchatka region. According to the USGS, the earthquake’s epicenter was about 55 miles from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
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