The Russian Kamchatka Peninsula witnessed a strong 8.7 earthquake on Wednesday, which caused a warning in Tsunami from Japan and the American warning center Tsunami.
Tsunami Watch released on Hawaii, Japan and Australia
An earthquake of 8.7 on Tuesday triggered a tsunami watch for Hawaii, Japan, Australia and warning in the Tsunami for the Russian East Coast, according to the Pacific War Tsunami.
The epicenter is located off the coast of Russia
According to the Japanese meteorological agency (JMA), the underwater earthquake was located about 250 kilometers from Hokkaido, the northernmost Japanese main island. Although only slightly in Japan in Japan, the agency issued a tsunami advice on the Pacific Coast, a warning of waves of up to 1 meter (3.3 feet) in height.
American geological survey (USGS) said the earthquake was shallow, with a depth of only 19.3 km (12 million). Its epicenter was identified about 125 km (80 miles) east-south-east of Petropavlovsk-kamchatic, the city of 165,000 people along the Gulf of Avacha. USGS revised size to 8.7, which is an earlier estimate of 8.0.
Japan upgrades tsunami warnings, predicts 3 meters of waves
The Japanese weather agency upgraded the tsunami warnings on Wednesday after an earthquake of size-8.7 from the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula and said that waves were expected up to three meters (9.8 feet).
The waves were expected to hit between 10:00 and 11:30 (0100-0230 GMT) along the Japanese Pacific coast, said the Japanese meteorological agency (JMA).
No reported injuries but structural damage confirmed
Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov described tremor as “serious and strongest in the decade of tremor” in a video published on a telegram. “According to preliminary information, there was no injury, but the damage was damaged,” he added.
According to Governor Sakhalin Valery Limarenko, an evacuation command, which is located south of the Kamchatka Peninsula, was issued because of the threats of tsunami.
Russian authorities expect low to medium waves tsunami
The Russian Ministry for Emergency Services Kamchatka said that a tsunami wave of 32 centimeters (1 foot) could hit the coast. The Japanese meteorological agency noted that the waves would be expected to start to enter the main coastal areas from approximately 0100 GMT.
The seismologist warns against remote risks of tsunami
Seismologist Shinichi Sakai of the University of Tokyo NHK explained that a shallow earthquake at sea, although distant, can produce significant tsunami in Japan.
“Today’s earthquake was serious and powerful in decades of tremors,” Solodov pointed out, emphasizing the seriousness of the event in the geologically active area.
Kamchatka and Japan lie on the Pacific Fire
Japan and the Russian Far East lie in the Pacific Ring of Fire, one of the most tectonically active zones on Earth, where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are common.
Recent seismic activity in the region
At the beginning of this July, the region was murdered by the five main earthquakes, the largest is an earthquake of 7.4 Magnitude, located 144 km (89 miles) at sea from Petropavlovský Kamchat.
1952 Remember the earthquake Kamchatka
This latest event reflects the historical Kamchatka earthquake from 1952, which recorded a size of 9.0 and generated 30 feet (9.1 meters) waves in Hawaii, causing extensive damage but no reported death.
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