Kamchatka region, Russian residents captured the moment of an 8.7-magnitude earthquake near the sea, where cars parked outside began to shake continuously. The earthquake triggered a tsunami up to 3-4 meters high, causing significant damage to port facilities. The area is sparsely populated, so there will be no major casualties.
The Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, and it is one of the regions with the most frequent seismic and volcanic activities globally. Situated at the subduction zone (Kuril-Kamchatka Trench) between the Eurasian and Pacific plates, the Pacific plate subducts under the Eurasian plate at a rate of about 8 cm per year, leading to continuous crustal deformation and energy accumulation. There are 29 active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula (such as Klyuchevskaya Sopka and Bezymyanny), and volcanic eruptions often trigger seismic activity. Data released by the Institute of Physics of the Earth of the Russian Academy of Sciences show that the region experiences approximately 500 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher annually, including about 10-20 strong earthquakes of magnitude 5 or higher.
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