Aardbeving 7,4 schaal van Richter in Kamchatka: Tsunami-alarm

Tsunami alert as powerful quake hits off Russia’s Kamchatka



A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka region may trigger tsunami waves within a 300km radius, the US Pacific tsunami warning center said.

According to the US Geological Survey, the quake hit at a 10km depth in the Pacific some 200km from Nikolskoe, a village located on the Bering Island off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Large 7,4 quake in extreme west Aleutian Islands. A tsunami warning issued for that area. Threat for west Canada and Pacific nw being evaluated now.

UPDATE: Tsunami advisory issued for the Aleutian Islands and the Pribilof Islands of Alaska - NTWC. Details soon.

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 has struck the Bering Sea between American and Russian islands, seismologists say. A tsunami alert has been issued for some areas of Russia's Far East. (more)

The earthquake, which struck at 11:34 a.m. Tuesday in Russia or 2:34 p.m. Monday in Alaska, was centered about 145 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of Bering Island in Russia, or 302 kilometers (187 miles) northwest of Attu Island in Alaska.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) put the preliminary magnitude of the earthquake at 7.4.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the earthquake was capable of causing hazardous tsunami waves within 300 kilometers of the epicenter along the coasts of Russia. The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center, however, said there was no tsunami threat for Alaska.

The earthquake is expected to have been felt across parts of the Aleutian Islands, but damage or casualties are unlikely. The closest islands - Attu Island and Bering Island - have only a small population. Attu Island is also home to Attu Station, which was closed in 2010.

The sparsely populated region of Alaska, which sits on the so-called 'Pacific Ring of Fire', is occasionally struck by powerful earthquakes. Most notably, an enormous 9.2-magnitude earthquake struck north of Prince William Sound in Alaska on March 27, 1964, unleashing a tsunami which killed at least 143 people.

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NWS_NTWC twitterde op dinsdag 18-07-2017 om 02:10:47 TSUNAMI ADVISORY 1: See https://t.co/npoUHxWBas for alert areas. M7.8-REVISED 120mi SE Bering I., Komandorski 1634PDT Jul 17: #NTWC reageer retweet

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