In some areas of the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Elizovsky districts, tremors were felt with a force of up to four points. The epicenter was 79 kilometers from the regional center.
Another 5.3 magnitude earthquake was also recorded off the coast of Kamchatka this afternoon. It happened 77 kilometers from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. It could feel as strong as two.
Previously, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of the Kuril Islands.