Kamchatka Logs 31 Aftershocks in 24 Hours as Volcanic Unrest Continues

Overview

• Emergency services counted 31 offshore aftershocks over the past day with magnitudes from 3.8 to 5.7, none reported felt in towns.
• The previous day brought 32 aftershocks up to magnitude 6.4, with three events felt in populated areas, according to the regional EMERCOM office.
• A separate magnitude 5.3 quake was recorded offshore at a depth of 33.1 km about 201 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the regional geophysical service reported.
• Scientists noted ash emissions from Shiveluch, Kronotsky and Krasheninnikov, with no settlements under the ash plumes during these events.
• Monitoring highlights ongoing activity at Bezymianny, Shiveluch, Klyuchevskoy, Karymsky, Kambalny and Krasheninnikov, with authorities maintaining a natural-disaster emergency regime.