Powerful Quake Jump-Starting the Kamchatka Fire Engine
Posted by feww on January 30, 2016
M7.2 earthquakes strikes Kamchatka Peninsula
Centered at 54.03ºN, 158.54°E the event occurred at a depth of 158km, EMSC reported.
Aftershock
At least two significant aftershocks have occurred, as of posting.
EQ Details
Magnitude: 7.2Mw
Location 54.03ºN, 158.54°E (Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia)
Depth: 158km
Date time: 2016-01-30 03:25:09.7UTC
Distances:
- 94km N of Yelizovo, Russia [ pop: 40,692]
- 110km N of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia [pop: 187,282]
- 1,751km NE of Sapporo, Japan [pop: 1,883,027]
Source: The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC)
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