Moscow – Sputnik. The statement published on Telegram reported, “Distance from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: 234 kilometers [145 miles]. Depth: 64.8 kilometers.”
On July 30, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, making it the strongest in the region since 1952.
This was followed by two other earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.0 and 5.1 on July 31. Kamchatka is located in a seismically active area known as the Ring of Fire and frequently experiences strong earthquakes.
