Kuril Island [Russia], August 2 (ANI): An Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 was recorded on the east of the Kuril Islands late on Friday, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) on Saturday.
As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 23:50 Indian Standard Time (IST) on Friday at a depth of 32 kilometres.
It was recorded at Lat: 50.19 N, Long: 159.14 E.
‘EQ of M: 6.2, On: 01/08/2025 23:50:49 IST, Lat: 50.19 N, Long: 159.14 E, Depth: 32 Km, Location: East of Kuril Islands.’
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The large 8.8 magnitude quake on Wednesday is tied for the sixth strongest ever recorded. There have been no casualties in Russia, the Kremlin mentioned.
Around 125 aftershocks of magnitude 4.4 or higher have occurred close to Russia within the greater than 16 hours for the reason that large 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast, based on knowledge from the US Geological Survey, CNN reported.
Of these, three have been magnitude 6.0 or higher, with the strongest being a 6.9 that occurred about 45 minutes after the primary shock.
Strong aftershocks proceed to rock the area, with a 6.4 magnitude aftershock putting round 200 miles southwest of yesterday’s principal quake’s epicentre simply earlier than 11 am (native time) on Wednesday.
Aftershocks are typically strongest and most quite a few within the hours to days after the primary earthquake, reducing in quantity and depth as time goes on.
Shallow earthquakes are typically extra harmful than deep earthquakes. This is as a result of the seismic waves from shallow earthquakes have a shorter distance to journey to the floor, leading to stronger floor shaking and doubtlessly extra harm to constructions and higher casualties.
Meanwhile, the tsunami advisory for Hawaii has been lifted after an enormous earthquake off Russia’s far jap coast put the area on excessive alert. Tsunami warnings for the US shoreline and Japan have been downgraded to advisories earlier, as per CNN. (ANI)