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6.7 on the Richter scale! Strong earthquake shakes Kuril Islands, no tsunami threat

6.7 on the Richter scale! Strong earthquake shakes Kuril Islands, no tsunami threat

However, the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations said that after the earthquake, tsunami waves are possible in three regions of the Kamchatka Peninsula

Aug 3, 2025 12:40 282

6.7 on the Richter scale! Strong earthquake shakes Kuril Islands, no tsunami threat - 1
Anatoli Stajkov Anatoli Stajkov Author at Fakti.bg

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake shook the Russian Kuril Islands today, the German Center for Geological Sciences reported, quoted by Reuters, BTA reports.

Initially, the German center reported a magnitude of 6.35 and a depth of the earthquake of 10 km.

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.

The Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations said that after the earthquake, tsunami waves are possible in three regions of the Kamchatka Peninsula.