Reference News Network, August 5 report. According to Reuters, August 4 report, the New York Times of the United States reported on August 4, citing satellite images that a rare earthquake of several decades occurred in the Russian Far East last week, causing damage to a nuclear submarine base in the area.
The report said that photos taken by the U.S. Planet Labs company showed that a floating dock at the Rebach submarine base on the Kamchatka Peninsula was damaged.
The dock had partial fractures. In addition to the damaged dock, satellite images did not show any other significant destruction.
The Russian Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment during non-working hours.
Last week, an 8.8-magnitude strong earthquake occurred along the coast of eastern Russia's Kamchatka, triggering tsunami alerts in multiple regions including French Polynesia and Chile. Subsequently, the most active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula erupted.
The Rebach nuclear submarine base is a strategic hub for the Russian Pacific Fleet, providing support for the maintenance, deployment, and operations of nuclear-powered submarines in the country's Pacific region. (Translated by Wang Dongdong)
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