more than 30 apotershoks, most of which are imperceptible, occurred in Kamchatka over the past day after the earthquake of magnitude 6, which occurred on August 18.
This was reported to the Russian State Media in the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
“We carefully observe the focal process, fix the aftershoki – there are more than 30 of them per day. This is a standard scenario, now we can expect a number of earthquakes with magnitude up to 6.5, which can” shake “Petropavlovsk agglomeration up to 5 points. At the same time An intensive aphtherschock process can occur up to a month, then it will subside and become less intense, ”follows from the message.
In the telegram of the CF channel of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, it is noted that during the meeting the development of the seismic process in the focal zone of a strong earthquake near the Shipun Peninsula was considered.
“After the initial processing of profiles and published materials about the consequences of the earthquake, it is noted that the intensity of the concussions in Petropavlovsk -Kamchatsky did not exceed 6 points. This is slightly lower than preliminary assessments on instrumental observations,” – follows from the message.
The intensive apoterschock process continues, the total number of aftershok exceeds 250, the publication is noted.
“In the focal region, during the week, new aphthershoks with magnitude m ~ 6 should be expected, which can be caused in Petropavlovsk -Kamchatka sensation with an intensity of up to 5 points,” the Geophysical Service of the Russian Federation added.
August on August, it was reported that an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 occurred off the coast of Kamchatka. The epicenter was 108 kilometers southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the Pacific Bolsheviks and was located at a depth of six kilometers.