A 6.2 magnitude earthquake was detected in Kamchatka, Russia, at 6:55 pm UAE time on Friday, according to the National Seismic Network of the NCM.
This event occurred less than a day after a powerful earthquake hit Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka region, leading to several tsunami alerts.
The US Geological Survey reported a 7.8 magnitude quake at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles) with subsequent aftershocks reaching up to a magnitude of 5.8.
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While waves reached the coast, there were no reported damages.
Kamchatka is situated in a highly seismic zone, experiencing at least two quakes exceeding magnitude 7 in the past week.
In July, a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Kamchatka’s coast triggered tsunami warnings as far as French Polynesia and Chile, followed by an eruption of the peninsula’s most active volcano.
