Overview

• The U.S. Geological Survey located the quake’s epicenter about 136 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at a depth of 19 km.
• Emergency teams recorded tsunami waves of three to four meters along the Elizovsky District coast, inundating the port area of Severo-Kurilsk.
• Authorities ordered the evacuation of Severo-Kurilsk’s roughly 2,500 residents to higher ground within minutes of the tsunami alert.
• Two significant aftershocks measuring magnitude 7.0 and 6.5 struck about 30 minutes after the mainshock, signaling sustained seismic instability.
• Preliminary surveys indicate minor infrastructure damage and no confirmed injuries as tsunami warnings remain in effect for Russia, Japan, Guam, Hawaii and Alaska.