The statement published on the regional branch’s Telegram channel reported that “the distance from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is 234 kilometers (145 miles). The depth is 64.8 kilometers.” On July 30, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, making it the strongest in the region since 1952. It was followed by two more earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.0 and 5.1 on the Richter scale on July 31. Kamchatka is located in a seismically active area known as the “Ring of Fire” and frequently experiences strong earthquakes.
