{"id":2812,"date":"2025-09-19T02:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T02:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/magnitude-7-8-quake-shakes-russias-far-east-region-prompts-tsunami-alert\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T02:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T02:37:07","slug":"magnitude-7-8-quake-shakes-russias-far-east-region-prompts-tsunami-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/magnitude-7-8-quake-shakes-russias-far-east-region-prompts-tsunami-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnitude 7.8 quake shakes Russia\u2019s Far East region, prompts tsunami alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>The US Geological Survey described the earthquake as an \u2018aftershock\u2019 from the massive magnitude 8.8 quake that struck region in July.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck the Kamchatka region in Russia\u2019s Far East in what the US Geological Survey has called an \u201caftershock\u201d from a massive earlier quake in July.<\/p>\n<p>The quake early on Friday triggered a series of tsunami warnings in the region, but despite waves reaching some shores, there were no reports of damage.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/newsfeed\/2025\/9\/7\/video-al-jazeera-reports-from-afghanistan-earthquake-zone\">Video: Al Jazeera reports from Afghanistan earthquake zone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/7\/31\/tsunami-warnings-lifted-across-the-pacific-allowing-millions-to-return-home\">Tsunami warnings lifted across the Pacific allowing millions to return home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/7\/30\/tsunami-waves-hit-hawaii-japan-after-russia-quake-what-we-know-so-far\">Tsunami waves hit Hawaii, Japan: What we know so far<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/7\/20\/tsunami-alert-after-powerful-earthquakes-hit-russias-pacific-coast-2\">Tsunami threat over after large earthquakes hit Russia\u2019s Pacific coast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The US Geological Survey said the quake was caused by \u201cshallow reverse faulting\u201d at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles) and was followed by a series of aftershocks, measuring up to a magnitude of 5.8.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1456889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1456889\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1000x562_WEB_MAP_RUSSIA_KAMCHATKA.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C433&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"[Al Jazeera]\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1456889\">[Al Jazeera]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Russia\u2019s Emergencies Ministry said the quake had a magnitude of 7.2.<\/p>\n<p>Kamchatka regional Governor Vladimir Solodov said all emergency services had been placed in a state of high readiness, but no damage had been reported so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning is once again testing the resilience of Kamchatka residents,\u201d Solodov wrote on the Telegram messaging app. \u201cImmediately after the earthquake, we began a rapid inspection of social institutions and residential buildings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A tsunami warning was issued for the eastern shore of the peninsula, jutting far out into the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Other officials reported tsunami waves of 30 to 62 centimetres (1 to 2 feet) at various points along the coast of the peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>A tsunami warning was also issued for parts of the Kuril island chain, north of Japan, the Emergencies Ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>Videos uploaded to social media captured the moment of the quake, showing people\u2019s light fittings shaking, furniture rattling, and cars parked in the street rocking while their security alarms sounded.<\/p>\n<p>The US National Weather Service and Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami advisory for parts of Alaska following the quake, but the warning was later lifted.<\/p>\n<p>Kamchatka is located in a highly seismic area, and at least two quakes with a magnitude greater than 7.0 have occurred in the past week.<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/7\/20\/tsunami-alert-after-powerful-earthquakes-hit-russias-pacific-coast-2\">earthquake in July reached a magnitude of 8.8<\/a> and triggered a tsunami that flooded a seaport town and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/7\/30\/tsunami-alerts-issued-after-magnitude-earthquake-8-0-off-russia\">activated warnings across the entire Pacific<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf0bScientists who landed on the volcano filmed the moment of the earthquake in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kamchatka?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kamchatka<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of the powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/earthquake?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#earthquake<\/a> in Kamchatka has appeared online.<\/p>\n<p>In the first video, recorded by specialists from one of the research centers, a helicopter that has just dropped off a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tboMJLaaxi\">pic.twitter.com\/tboMJLaaxi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 News.Az (@news_az) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/news_az\/status\/1966757727654265041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Geological Survey described the earthquake as an \u2018aftershock\u2019 from the massive magnitude 8.8 quake that struck region in July. 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