Russian earthquake and tsunami today: A strong earthquake of 8.8 sizes today rocked on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia and triggered tsunami in parts of the country and Japan.
For Hawaii, Alaska and Oregon there is also a warning of tsunami. A large part of the west coast lean through the Canadian British province of Colombia, Washington and California was also under the tsunami Advisory.
Officials from countries with the Pacific Coast in North and South America – including the United States, Mexico and Ecuador – issued a warning to avoid affected beaches.
The earthquake today on the Kamchatka Peninsula was one of the 10 largest recorded to this day.
Where is the Kamchatka peninsula?
Kamchatka is a 1,250 kilometer -long peninsula, located in the Far East of Russia. The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotska serve as the eastern and west coast of the peninsula.
The climate of the Kamchatka Peninsula is serious, with extended, cold and snowy winters and wet, cold summer.
Kamchatka has a long history of peninsulas. The peninsula falls on the volatile “fiery ring” – a seismically active belt that orbits the Pacific Ocean.
The fire ring is one of the most zones susceptible to the earthquake in the world, which makes Kamchatka a seismically sensitive area.
In 1952, an earthquake of 9.0 caused significant damage in Kamchatka. Despite the tsuni, which hit Hawaii with waves of 9.1 meters (30 feet), no death was reported.
Link Stranger Things Kamchatka
Interestingly, the Kamchatka peninsula has a connection with the American sci-fi drama Stranger Things, one of the biggest hits on Netflix.
The show that follows the story of unusual beings from “upside down” leads the audience to the Russian Kamchatka in season 4, the last released season.
Stranger Things Season 4 shows that Hopper captured the Russians and held in prison in Kamchatka. The region assumes importance in the show for bearing creation from “upside down”, including “demogorgon”.
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