Earth in Russia, strong earthquake in this city, 6.5 intensity on Richter scale
Russia earthquake: There is a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Russia’s Kuril Islands. The European Mediterranean Earthquake Science Center (EMSC) said that the center of the earthquake on Friday (June 13, 2025) was 12 km below the ground. Kuril Islands located in Sakhalin Oblast (Province) located in the far eastern part of Russia. The archipelago extends to 750 miles (1,200 km) to the northeastern corner of the Hokkaido Island (Japan) from the southern end of the Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia). It distinguishes the Okhotsk Sea from the Pacific Ocean. These 56 islands are a group, spread over 6,000 sq mile (15,600 sq km).
This range is part of the strip of geological instability around the Pacific Ocean. It has at least 100 volcanoes, of which 35 are still active. There are many hot waterfalls. Earthquake and tide waves are common. The wave of tide of 1737 reached a height of 210 feet (64 m), which is the highest in the record.
Earthquake incident related to Russia
On January 26, an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude occurred near the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region. This was confirmed by the European Mediterranean Earthquake Science Center. The epicenter of the earthquake was 51 km below the ground. Earlier in December last year, an earthquake of 6.6 magnitude was felt in the Kuril Islands itself. Let us know that in the year 1952, a 9 -magnitude earthquake was recorded on the Kuril Islands of Russia. It was born due to the burst of a volcano. Talking about the main reason for the earthquake, the tectonic plates under the ground collide. Because of this, vibration is created under the earth. Because of this, earthquake tremors are felt. Apart from this, earthquake tremors are also felt due to testing of nuclear weapons, which are not very harmful.
