According to AFP on Sunday, July 20, on Sunday, July 20, on Sunday, July 20, a Russian earthquake triple earthquake. After a strong seismic activity, the Tsunami Pacific Warning Center issued a “tsunami” warning for Kamchatka peninsula.
The USGS states in the X post: “Remarkable earthquake, preliminary information: M 7.4 – 144 km E Petropavlovlovské -kamchatic.”
American geological survey announced an earthquake 5 and 6.7, followed by strong tremors 7.4 Magnitude at 12:19. Intensive seismic activity caused USGS to issue warnings against the tsunami and pointed out that “are possible waves of dangerous tsunami”.
The larger earthquake occurred at a depth of 20 kilometers and its epicenter was around 144 kilometers east of Petropavlovlovsk-kamchatic, the capital of Kamchatka, which has a population of 180,000.
According to USGS, the Tsunami warning zone is usable for the coastal areas of 300 kilometers (186 miles) of the Epicentre in the Pacific Ocean, outside the city of Petropavlovdlovdsk-Kamchat. The initial tremor was followed by several shocks, including another 6.7 and 6.6 earthquakes on the Richter scale, USGS said.
In particular, the Kamchatka Peninsula is a meeting of the Pacific and North American tectonic records, which makes it an earthquake. Since 1900, the seismic hot zones have been hit by seven main earthquakes of 8.3 or higher.
An earthquake in Iran and Tajikistan
20th July hit an earthquake of 5.6, while Tajikistan witnessed an earthquake at 14: 0 at 13:01, said the European Mediterranean Seismology Center (EMSC). According to the EMSC, Iran’s earthquake occurred at a depth of 3 km (1.86 miles).
The National Center for Seismology (NCS) in the X post included: “EQ of M: 4.0, on: 20/07/2025 01:01:55 ist, lat: 36,87 n, long: 72.10 E, depth: 160 km, location: Tajikistan.”
Due to Tajikistan, geographical location, the country is susceptible to various natural disasters, including an earthquake.
(Tagstotranslate) Warning Center Tsunami Pacific (T) Kamchatka Peninsula (T) Size 7.4
