The Pacific region trembles: in a few hours, two earthquakes trigger the tsunami alarm. The first in Russia, with a magnitude of 6.9, occurred on the Kamchatka Peninsula. This is reported by updated data on the website of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences. At first, the recorded magnitude was 5.7, while later the shock intensity in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky was indicated by scientists at 6.9 points. In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky itself, according to eyewitnesses, the walls shook, the windows shook, some residents fled from the buildings. So far, there are no injuries or casualties, but there are fears about the consequences of a possible tsunami.
The moment of the earthquake in Kamchatka. Its magnitude was 6.9 pic.twitter.com/co7oWUoJAO
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The second magnitude 7 earthquake was recorded in Papua New Guinea, according to reports from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The hypocenter was identified at a depth of 62.6 kilometers, about 96 kilometers southwest of Wewak, the provincial capital of East Sepik. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami is not expected. Rescue teams are assessing the extent of damage caused by a strong 7.0 earthquake in a remote region of Papua New Guinea. The head of the Port Moresby Geophysical Observatory said some buildings and homes were destroyed near the epicenter of Monday’s earthquake in the North Pacific country.
The region is characterized by swamps and canals and people tend to live a subsistence life through hunting and fishing. Papua New Guinea is located in the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, east of Indonesia and north of Australia. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in September killed 21 people.
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