Kamchatka Logs Four Aftershocks in Latest 24 Hours
Officials link the offshore tremors to the ongoing sequence that followed July 30’s magnitude 8.8 quake.
Overview
- Emergency services reported four aftershocks offshore Kamchatka with magnitudes between 3.7 and 4.2 over the past day.
- The latest tremors were not felt in population centers, according to the regional branch of Russia’s Emergency Ministry.
- A day earlier, authorities recorded 11 aftershocks up to magnitude 4.4, also not felt in settlements.
- Scientists continue to note elevated activity at Klyuchevskoy, Bezymianny, Shiveluch, Karymsky, Kambalny and Krasheninnikov.
- The regional natural emergency regime remains in place, and residents and visitors are urged to stay away from active volcanoes.