Russia: Kamchatka authorities lift tsunami threat Updated
Authorities have lifted the tsunami warning on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, following an earlier alert triggered by a powerful undersea earthquake.
Sergei Lebedev, the regional minister for emergency situations, confirmed the all-clear, saying the alert had been called off by the regional Hydrometeorological Service, Caliber.Az reports.
He cautioned residents not to rush to the coastline in search of waves, despite the warning being cancelled.
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Seismologists and volcanologists convened an emergency meeting on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula to evaluate seismic and volcanic risks after a powerful undersea earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean on July 30.
The quake, which registered a magnitude of 8.7, was felt in several settlements across the region, with tremors reaching up to eight points on the MSK-64 seismic intensity scale, Caliber.Az reports, citing the Kamchatka branch of Russia’s Emergency Ministry.
According to scientists, aftershocks reaching magnitudes of up to 7.5 are expected in the coming days.
These may result in tremors of up to six points in the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky area, and could potentially trigger hazardous tsunamis along the coast of Avacha Bay.
However, experts added that no significant increase in seismic activity is forecast in the Avacha Bay region, despite ongoing aftershocks.
Emergency services have issued strong warnings against visiting areas near the Pacific coastline and Avacha Bay.
Popular spots such as Khalaktyrsky Beach, Anglichanka Bay, Lake Prilivnoye, and the coastal slopes of Nikolskaya Hill have been deemed unsafe for the time being.
By Aghakazim Guliyev