The results and causes of a strong earthquake in Kamchatka

In Kamchatka, a point earthquake, which became the most powerful tremor in almost nine, 21st century, occurred. This was the last time in 1952.

According to TASS, the threat of tsunami was declared in the USA and Japan. The first wave reached Hokkaido and the coast of California. There are already four in Kamchatka.

At the Sever-Kurilsk port, he was torn apart from his seats and carried him into the throat. At the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky airport, the ceiling was damaged as a result of the earthquake, decorative panels collapsed. Passengers were evacuated to the courtyard of the airport. The bricks fall from the roofs of the buildings and the coastal part of the regions is full of water. Approximately 20% of the residential buildings in Kamchatka have a seismic code failure, but new buildings are designed for earthquakes with a density of 9-10 points.

It is known to be victims, but there was no serious injury. Many are separated from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on traffic congestion roads at the gas stations in cars. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport continues to work after the earthquake.

Sergei Bogachev, President of the two Solar Astronomy Laboratory, shared that the earthquake was not due to the effect of any cosmic factor on earth: “There are no objective facts that show a powerful earthquake in Kamchatka.

Bogachev also spoke about the impact of the activity of the sun, and said that the star had no event that could be considered as blends of a large earthquake for the last few days: önemli Eight people outdoors that did not affect the world did not affect the anger of cosmic rays or magnetic fields yesterday. ”

Kamchatka seismologists warned high seismic activity on July 20, but such events are not correctly predictable. At that time, the only thing seismologists could say was just a medium -term guess.