Information on the earthquake was provided by the geophysical services of the Russian Academy of Sciences around 2 Polish time. The epicenter of the shock was located 150 km southeast of Piepochtłów Kamchatki, at a depth of 17 km. In the city itself, the earthquake was felt with a slightly lower force. “The unconditional alarm was announced before the tsunami off the coast of the Gulf of Avacza”.
A kindergarten wall collapsed in Petropavlovsk Kamchatki. – I received information that the wall collapsed in Kindergarten No. 15. Fortunately, there were no children or adults in kindergarten at that time. There is no preliminary information about the victims, but rescuers and education specialists have already went to the scene of the incident – said Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Sołodow.
– As for people injured during seismic shock, unfortunately, such patients exist. There are people who were injured while running out. There is a patient who jumped out the window. A woman was injured who stayed in the new airport building – said in an interview with the Russian Information Agency TASS the Minister of Health of the Kamchatka Country Oleg Mielnikov.
Shocks also appeared in the Sachale region. The tsunami wave destroyed the Fishing Processing Plant. As his boss Waleryj Limarenko informed, “a 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Siewierokursk. – Residents are evacuated. Emergency services work at full speed, the situation is under control. All necessary means are undertaken to ensure the safety of people and restore normal life in the area – said the Russian.
The tsunami wave also hit the island of Szumszu on the Kuryla archipelago, lying just over 10 km from Kamchatka. Scientist camp swept off the surface. Researchers managed to take refuge on one of the hills.
Japan and the United States react to an earthquake. “Very disturbing information”
Japanese authorities also issued a warning against Tsunami. According to the Japanese national meteorological administration, tsunami waves can reach a height of 3 meters. Evacuation orders were issued for the entire numbers and shizuoku coast. In connection with the expected arrival of the Tsunami, the activity of the Higashidori nuclear power plant was suspended.
A warning against tsunami was also issued for the entire West Coast of the USA. The American warning system of Tsunami informed about the possibility of “extensive, dangerous waves tsunami” in the next hours along some coasts of Russia and Japan. The inhabitants of Hawaii received an alarm warning with a request to “leave the coastal waters”.
“Very disturbing information. Tsunami warning was issued for the entire west coast of the United States and Hawaii. A powerful earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka. According to USGS with a magnitude 8.7. There is talk of one of the strongest registered shocks in history. Waves tsunami in Hawaii can reach a height of over 3.5 meters, according to the US center Tsunami ” – Alert RMF FM correspondent in the USA Paweł Żuchowski.
Kamchatka and the Russian Far East are located on the Pacific Fire Ring, in a very active part of the world. According to USGS, from 1900 there were seven earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.3 or larger. The strongest were the shocks of November 4, 1952, which had a magnitude of 9.0 IU of coasts over 5,000. KM Hawaii caused waves over 9 meters high.
