Strong earthquakes, originally reported to size 8.0 and later upgraded to 8.8, hit the Russian sparsely populated Far East at the beginning of Wednesday (8:25 in the morning Japan). An earthquake, centered approximately 119-120 kilometers (74-75 miles) east-south-east of Petropavlovsk-kamchatky on the Kamchatka peninsula, occurred at a shallow depth of 19.3 to 21 kilometers (12-13 miles). According to an American geological survey, this event is the strongest worldwide and the strongest in Russia since 1952. The main tremor followed by several shocks, some as strong as 6.9.
Here is a ten -point report of the earthquake from the Russian Peninsula Kamchatka and the subsequent tsunami:
- Strong earthquake: an earthquake of 8.8 magnitude, one of the strongest recorded globally and strongest in Russia since 1952, hit a depth of approximately 21 kilometers (13 miles) from the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula. Its epicenter was about 119 kilometers (74 miles) east-south-east of Petropavlovsk-kamchatic.
2. Tsunami Warning: Massive earthquakes launched an immediate warning of the Pacific tsunami, influenced regions from Japan to the west coast of the US, Canada and New Zealand.
3 .. Then: The main earthquake was followed by several strong shocks, some as strong as the size of 6.9, maintaining the risk of other tsunami, especially in the Gulf of Avacha.
4. Tsunami heights recorded: Tsunami waves reached significant heights, including 3-4 meters (10-13 feet) on Kamchatka, 60 centimeters (2 feet) on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, up to 1.4 feet (up to 30 centimeters) on Aleutian Islands and 2-5 feet in San Francisco. Hawaii watched water retreating by 20-30 feet in Haleiwa port.
5. Evacuation and disruption: Millions of people in coastal areas were initially recommended to evacuate or look for high land. The inhabitants fled from the interior in Kamchatka and stuck into operation in Honolulu. Japan has seen almost 2 million consultants with evacuation, disturbing traffic, including suspended ferries and delayed trains.
6. The warning decreased/canceled: as the immediate danger decreased, the authorities in Hawaii, Japan and parts of Russia have reduced or abolished their warnings and advice Tsunami, allowing many evacuated to return home. However, the warning of strong currents and persistent waves remained.
7. Limited injuries and damage in Russia: The Russian authorities reported several minor injuries, especially from people who threw themselves on evacuation buildings, but all were in a stable condition. Damage included a local kindergarten during reconstruction in Petropavlovsko-Kamchatic and power slicing in North-Kurilia, although no major structural damage was widely reported.
8. Japanese nuclear plants that are not affected: Despite memories of the Fukushima disasters in 2011, no abnormalities in operation were uninterrupted. Fukushima daiichi staff hid on a higher country as a preventive measure.
9. Permanent Tsunami activity: Officials stressed that tsunami is not the only wave, but a number of powerful waves that can take hours or even more than one day, urgently cautiously and avoiding the coast even after the initial increases.
10. Geological significance: The earthquake occurred along the Pacific Fire Ring, a seismically active zone where most of the earthquakes in the world occur, making such powerful events recurring, albeit a rare phenomenon.
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