Twin Quakes Hit Northern Kurils With No Tsunami Warning
Emergency monitoring continues in Kamchatka after a day of five aftershocks alongside heightened volcanic activity.
Overview
- Two earthquakes of magnitude 5.3 and 5.1 struck four minutes apart east of Severo-Kurilsk on Paramushir island.
- Shaking in Severo-Kurilsk was reported at an intensity of about 2–3 points, and no tsunami alert was issued.
- Kamchatka recorded five aftershocks in the past 24 hours with magnitudes from 3.6 to 5.3, including one felt in populated areas.
- Regional authorities maintain a natural emergency regime as seismologists continue close surveillance of ongoing activity.
- Scientists report increased volcanic unrest, including an ash emission from Krasheninnikov, with no ashfall in settlements and continued activity at Klyuchevskoy, Bezymianny, Shiveluch, Karymsky, Kambalny and Krasheninnikov.