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7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Russian coast - tsunami warning issued
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka peninsula - with a tsunami warning issued.
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7.2 Earthquake off of Russian Coast, Tsunami Warning Issued
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Images depict the 7.2 earthquake and where the Tsunami warning is. The buoy is in alert mode.
www.ndbc.noaa.gov
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Here's the USGS page.
Oops, sorry about the wrong link at first -- corrected.
The Tsunami Warning Center says a Pacific-wide tsunami is unlikely.
The big question, since the area has had M8+ events, is whether or not it is a foreshock.
Per that USGS link:
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From Petropavlosk:
Please do not do this (uploaded five hours ago) in an earthquake; stop, drop (getting under something heavy enough to protect you if there is structural collapse), and hold on.
AFAIK there is no consensus on any connections between large earthquakes and an eruption, other than seismic waves potentially triggering a volcano that is already primed.
But since this happened near the Kamchatka Peninsula, which has so many active volcanoes that it is called "The Land of Stone Torches," here is the KVERT monitoring page (English). A Notice to Aviation (VONA) will appear, if anything happens.
Right now, only Sheveluch, up north, is Red, and that's been going on since before the quake. Bezymianny recently put on quite a show but has quieted down.
A lot of volcano names that make headlines and therefore sound familiar are in the northern section shown on this page (English).
I haven't read up on most others outside the Klyuchevskoy group except the two in central Kamchatka that were a "two-fer" on the Decade Volcano list: Avachinsky and Koryaksky. They are close to the largest town in the region, Petropavlosk, and that is mentioned in the earthquake news (not that proximity matters much, the way earthquake waves travel through the planet).
The city is built on debris from a long-ago Avachinsky flank collapse, which went into the sea. A small part might be atop Koryaksky debris, too, and both are are quite close to Yelizovo International Airport.
There are no other large airports in Kamchatka, and it has proven too difficult to extend railroads into and down this rugged peninsula -- you want to visit the UNESCO Kamchatka geosite, you find a way into Petropavlosk and then drive up there (I think, but don't quote me, on some kind of all-terrain vehicle, although not overland; there are roads and some small settlements).
Koryaksky is asleep but snores every now and then with summit fumaroles and the occasional but small temperature rise.
Avachinsky erupted in the 90s but now just fumes from the summit, rarely getting out enough SO2 to earn a TROPOMI tweet.
Well, we'll see how it goes; this layperson thinks that volcanism on the peninsula from this seismic event is very unlikely.
Please do not do this (uploaded five hours ago) in an earthquake; stop, drop (getting under something heavy enough to protect you if there is structural collapse), and hold on.
AFAIK there is no consensus on any connections between large earthquakes and an eruption, other than seismic waves potentially triggering a volcano that is already primed.
But since this happened near the Kamchatka Peninsula, which has so many active volcanoes that it is called "The Land of Stone Torches," here is the KVERT monitoring page (English). A Notice to Aviation (VONA) will appear, if anything happens.
Right now, only Sheveluch, up north, is Red, and that's been going on since before the quake. Bezymianny recently put on quite a show but has quieted down.
A lot of volcano names that make headlines and therefore sound familiar are in the northern section shown on this page (English).
I haven't read up on most others outside the Klyuchevskoy group except the two in central Kamchatka that were a "two-fer" on the Decade Volcano list: Avachinsky and Koryaksky. They are close to the largest town in the region, Petropavlosk, and that is mentioned in the earthquake news (not that proximity matters much, the way earthquake waves travel through the planet).
The city is built on debris from a long-ago Avachinsky flank collapse, which went into the sea. A small part might be atop Koryaksky debris, too, and both are are quite close to Yelizovo International Airport.
There are no other large airports in Kamchatka, and it has proven too difficult to extend railroads into and down this rugged peninsula -- you want to visit the UNESCO Kamchatka geosite, you find a way into Petropavlosk and then drive up there (I think, but don't quote me, on some kind of all-terrain vehicle, although not overland; there are roads and some small settlements).
Koryaksky is asleep but snores every now and then with summit fumaroles and the occasional but small temperature rise.
Avachinsky erupted in the 90s but now just fumes from the summit, rarely getting out enough SO2 to earn a TROPOMI tweet.
Well, we'll see how it goes; this layperson thinks that volcanism on the peninsula from this seismic event is very unlikely.
=8-O Got on Facebook and saw this (the bridge as well as the traffic light) from a source I've always foumd reliable.
Also, the quake did affect Sheveluch, as shown by very dramatic images in the next post. It had been building a lava dome. My guess is that the quake opened that dome up enough to trigger an explosion, but let's see how GVP reports it.
And uncorking the conduit might have set off this BOOM!
Also, the quake did affect Sheveluch, as shown by very dramatic images in the next post. It had been building a lava dome. My guess is that the quake opened that dome up enough to trigger an explosion, but let's see how GVP reports it.
And uncorking the conduit might have set off this BOOM!
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