The strongest had a magnitude of 5.7 and struck in the Pacific Ocean 212 kilometres southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Shaking of up to two points was felt in parts of the city, and no tsunami threat was declared.
Ten seismic events were recorded in Kamchatka over the past 24 hours. One was felt in parts of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at an intensity of up to two points, the regional emergency ministry said. No tsunami threat was declared.
The strongest event had a magnitude of 5.7, according to the Kamchatka branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Geophysical Survey. It occurred on Sunday at 08:00 local time in the Pacific Ocean, 212 kilometres southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Its focus was 23.7 kilometres beneath the seabed.
Thirty-four imperceptible seismic events were recorded off the peninsula the previous day. Two additional tremors were felt in parts of the regional capital at up to two points, the emergency ministry said.