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LBCI
7 hours ago
- Climate
- LBCI
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes northern Iran, EMSC says
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck northern Iran on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 3 km (1.86 miles), EMSC said. Reuters
Reuters
15 hours ago
- Climate
- Reuters
Earthquake of 7.4 magnitude strikes off Russia's Kamchatka region, tsunami warning lifted
July 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck near the coast of the Kamchatka region in the far east of Russia on Sunday, earthquake monitoring agencies said. The earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka at a depth of 10 km, shortly after a previous quake, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) data. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) showed the earthquake to be of 7.4 magnitude. GFZ also updated the quake to a 7.4 magnitude after first reporting it at 6.7 magnitude. The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center had initially issued a tsunami watch for the state of Hawaii, which was cancelled shortly afterwards. Russia's state-run TASS news agency later reported that a tsunami warning for Kamchatka was also lifted, citing local emergency services. Earlier, waves of up to 60 cm had been expected to reach several parts of the region, including the capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
RNZ News
17 hours ago
- Climate
- RNZ News
Earthquake of 7.4 magnitude strikes off Russia's Kamchatka region
Tsunami alert after powerful quakes strike off coast of Russia. Photo: Supplied / USGS A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck near the coast of the Kamchatka region in the far east of Russia, earthquake monitoring agencies said, with Russian emergency services watching for possible tsunami waves in the region. The earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka at a depth of 10km on Sunday (local time), shortly after a previous quake, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) data. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) showed the earthquake to be of 7.4 magnitude. GFZ also updated the quake to a 7.4 magnitude after first reporting it at 6.7 magnitude. Russia's state-run TASS news agency reported on Sunday, citing local emergency services, that waves of up to 60cm could reach the sparsely populated Aleutsky District on the Commander Islands. Waves of up to 40cm may affect the Ust-Kamchatsky region in eastern Kamchatka, while the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky urban district - the most densely populated area in the south-eastern part of the peninsula and home to the regional capital - might see waves of up to 15cm. The US National Tsunami Warning Center cancelled a tsunami watch for the state of Hawaii. - Reuters
Reuters
17 hours ago
- Climate
- Reuters
Earthquake of 7.4 magnitude strikes off Russia's Kamchatka region
July 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck near the coast of the Kamchatka region in the far east of Russia on Sunday, earthquake monitoring agencies said, with Russian emergency services watching for possible tsunami waves in the region. The earthquake struck off the east coast of Kamchatka at a depth of 10 km, shortly after a previous quake, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) data. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) showed the earthquake to be of 7.4 magnitude. GFZ also updated the quake to a 7.4 magnitude after first reporting it at 6.7 magnitude. Russia's state-run TASS news agency reported on Sunday, citing local emergency services, that waves of up to 60 cm could reach the sparsely populated Aleutsky District on the Commander Islands. Waves of up to 40 cm may affect the Ust-Kamchatsky region in eastern Kamchatka, while the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky urban district - the most densely populated area in the south-eastern part of the peninsula and home to the regional capital - might see waves of up to 15 cm. The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center cancelled a tsunami watch for the state of Hawaii.
Reuters
18 hours ago
- Climate
- Reuters
Several earthquakes above 6.0 magnitude strike off Russia's Kamchatka region, trigger tsunami watch
July 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near the coast of the Kamchatka region in the far east of Russia on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. It initially reported a magnitude of 6.2 for the earthquake. A separate earthquake measuring 6.7 magnitude struck off the east coast of Kamchatka at a depth of 10 km, shortly following the previous quake, according to GFZ data. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) shows the second earthquake to be of 7.4 magnitude. GFZ later updated the quake to a 7.4 magnitude. The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami threat for parts of Russia, and a separate tsunami watch was issued for the state of Hawaii.
