“In just 24 hours there were 132aftershocks of magnitude ranging from 3.7 to 7.8”, wrote the entity this Saturday on its official Telegram account.
In view of the situation, the authorities of the region declared a state of natural emergency.
On July 30, a powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.8 shook the coasts of Kamchatka, the strongest since 1952.
The seismic event was followed by multiple aftershocks greater than magnitude five.
The Kamchatka peninsula is located in the area known as the Pacific Fire Belt, where approximately 85 percent of the world’s seismic activity occurs.
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