The key facts

  • An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 was registered on October 28 at 06:12 local time off the coast of Kamchatka
  • The epicenter was located on land, 215 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, with the source at a depth of 42.5 km
  • The publication provides no data on casualties or damage

Tremors off the coast of Kamchatka

An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred off the coast of Kamchatka, reported the local branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The tremors were registered at 06:12 local time. The epicenter was located on land, 215 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, and the source lay at a depth of 42.5 km.

Context of October's seismic activity

This is not the first notable earthquake in the region this month: on October 16, in the south of Kamchatka, tremors of magnitude 6.9 occurred. According to seismologists, residents of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky could then feel ground shaking of up to intensity five. The new event is noticeably weaker — magnitude 4.7 versus 6.9, and the epicenter was again on land, but considerably farther from the regional center. Whether the tremors on October 28 were felt by residents of populated areas and whether there was any damage is not specified in the report.

Other earthquakes of the month

Seismic activity in October was also recorded in other regions of the country. On October 12, in the territory of the Krasnogvardeysky District of Stavropol Krai an earthquake of magnitude 3.8 occurred with its source at a depth of 10 km. The regional branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry stated that no one was injured, no damage was found, and life-support services continued operating as usual.