Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula Moves Nearly 2m After Earthquake

According to the Federal Research Center of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences , preliminary geodynamic data recorded significant ground displacements after the earthquake, which were especially pronounced in the southern part of the peninsula.

The agency said the displacement this time was equivalent to the phenomenon that occurred after the earthquake in northeastern Japan in 2011.

Scientists also detected smaller shifts in the area near the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

They say the current deformation pattern is consistent with the original fault predictions, which explains why the Severo-Kurilsk area was hit harder, while other areas were hit less hard.

The Kamchatka Peninsula is located in the Pacific "Ring of Fire" - the most tectonically active area in the world where continental plates frequently collide and slide past each other, creating a series of volcanoes and earthquakes.

On July 30, the area was shaken by an earthquake measuring 8.8 magnitude - considered the strongest since 1952.

The strength of this earthquake caused seismic observation centers around the world to simultaneously issue warnings and said that more tremors would follow, possibly lasting for a month.

On the morning of August 5, another earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred in this area, at a depth of 65km underground and about 234km southeast of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Although the intensity is not too large compared to the earthquake on July 30, having two major earthquakes in just two weeks is causing many people to worry.