Earthquake in Russia’s Kamachaka included among the 10 most powerful earthquakes in the world, know who is the fastest?

Melbourne: A powerful earthquake of 8.8 magnitude has been included in the 10 most powerful earthquakes of the modern history near the coast of Kamachaka Peninsula located in the remote eastern region of Russia on Wednesday morning at around 11:30 am on the Richter scale. Earlier, the world’s fastest earthquake occurred in 2004.

It was 20 kilometers depth

The earthquake occurred at a depth of about 20 km and due to its effect, there are reports of damage to buildings in the city of Petropavalka-Kampachtski and injuries of many people. The city is located just 119 km from the center of the earthquake.

Tsunami warning spread to many countries

After this earthquake, tsunami warnings and withdrawal operations were started in Russia, Japan and Hawaii. Apart from this, advisory has also been issued to Philippines, Indonesia, New Zealand and Peru.

Why is this area so seismic?

The entire Pacific region comes in the Ring of Fire, which is a seismic and volcanic extremely active area. All the 10 most powerful earthquakes recorded so far have come in the ring of fire. The Kuril-Kamchakatka Trench is located near Kamchaka, where the Pacific plate is constantly slipping under the Okhotsk plate. Being a subduction zone, both earthquake intensity and frequency are high here.

9 magnitude earthquake came here in 1952

The plates here are colliding at a speed of about 75 mm/year, which is fast according to geological standards. Due to this speed, huge earthquakes often occur in this area. In 1952, there was a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in the same area.

When did the world’s fastest earthquake come

The world’s fastest earthquake occurred in Sumatra in 2004. Its intensity was 9.3. At the same time, the Earthquake of Tohoku-Oki Japan (9.1 magnitude) of 2011, both of them had become the cause of the devastating tsunami by up and down the sea level. Kamachaka earthquake is also similar. Due to its low depth and large plate limit, its effect has been more widespread.

What will happen next?

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), more than 35 afterchox (5.0 intensity) have come up to six hours after the earthquake. After such major earthquakes, up to 7.5 intensity afterchoxes are possible and can continue for several weeks or months. The earthquake has also produced a tsunami, which has affected the Kuril Island, Kamichaka Peninsula and the Hokkaido region of Japan. In the coming hours it can reach Hawaii, Chile and Peru.

Warning to the world

This earthquake reminds that such disastrous earthquakes may occur in future areas with subdivision zone such as New Zealand, Japan, Chile and Indonesia. In particular, New Zealand’s Hikurangi subduction zone has a generosity capacity of 9.0 magnitude earthquake. Even if this has not happened in history, but if this happens, it can produce a huge tsunami. (AP:)

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