Kamchatka Earthquake — What’s Known So Far
06:37 30.07.2025 (Updated: 09:17 30.07.2025)
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Kamchatka earthquake — what’s known so far
A magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck Kamchatka — the strongest in the region since 1952.
Aftershocks up to M7.5 are expected over the next month.
Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov called it the strongest quake in a decade.
Damage inspections are underway at key facilities, including schools, hospitals, and kindergartens.
A wall collapsed at one kindergarten — no injuries reported (confirmed via video footage).
In parts of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, shaking reached 7–8 points on the local intensity scale.
Tsunami warnings were issued for Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands, eastern Japan, Alaska, California, and Oregon.
The first tsunami wave hit Severo-Kurilsk, partially flooding a settlement and the Alaid fishing facility.
Footage from social media
A magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck Kamchatka — the strongest in the region since 1952.
Aftershocks up to M7.5 are expected over the next month.
Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov called it the strongest quake in a decade.
Damage inspections are underway at key facilities, including schools, hospitals, and kindergartens.
A wall collapsed at one kindergarten — no injuries reported (confirmed via video footage).
In parts of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, shaking reached 7–8 points on the local intensity scale.
Tsunami warnings were issued for Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands, eastern Japan, Alaska, California, and Oregon.
The first tsunami wave hit Severo-Kurilsk, partially flooding a settlement and the Alaid fishing facility.
Footage from social media
