Earthquake hits Russia's Far East region

[Snowy Owl]

Earthquake hits Russia's Far East region​

(Comtex Environment Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)HONG KONG, Apr 21, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- An earthquake measuring 7.7 on
the Richter scale jolted the Far East region of Russia at 7:34
a.m.(2343 GMT) on Friday.

According to Hong Kong Observatory, the epicenter was located
at 61.1 north latitude and 167.2 east longitude, about 914
kilometers east-northeast of Magadan, Russia.

No reports of casualties or damage are immediately available.

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/04/20/1592793.htm

 

[Snowy Owl]

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Earthquake hits Russian Far East
22 April 2006

MOSCOW: A major earthquake struck the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's Far East, damaging some buildings and slightly injuring a few people in the remote region, the Emergencies Ministry said.

The 7.7 magnitude tremor occurred at 12.25am local time (11.25am NZT) roughly 12.6km underground, the US Geological Survey said on its Web site.

The initial quake was followed by 10 aftershocks with magnitudes ranging between 4.5 and 6.1, according to the survey.

"Buildings and a runway have been damaged but there are no reports of casualties," said a regional emergencies ministry spokesman.

The epicentre was on Kamchatka's eastern coast, 70km east of the settlement Tilichiki, he added. Around 12,000 people live in the area affected by the quake.

"Some people had slight injuries but have been treated on the spot. Two planes with rescue workers have been dispatched to the area and people have been moved to higher ground where a temporary camp is planned," he added.

Sparsely populated Kamchatka, which is 6000km from Moscow, is becoming popular with adventurous tourists, who are attracted by its volcanoes, wildlife and opportunities for extreme sports such as heli-skiing.

A spokeswoman for the US Geological Survey said it was largest seismic event in the area since 1900.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3644558a12,00.html

 

[Snowy Owl]

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Putin calls for all measures to deal with earthquake aftermath

MOSCOW. April 21 (Interfax) - President Vladimir Putin has given instructions to the Emergency Situations Ministry to take all necessary measures to eliminate the effects of the earthquake in Koryakia, in Russia's Far East.

Speaking before a session of the State Council in Moscow on Friday, Putin said rescue workers have left for the stricken area and inspected part of it.

Addressing governor of Kamchatka region Mikhail Mashkovtsev, he asked the local authorities to take part in evaluating the earthquake's aftermath.

http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?menu=1&id_issue=11502401

 

[Snowy Owl]

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Thirty-one people were hurt in Kamchatka earthquake; 7 of them were hospitalized

21.04.2006, 16.13

MOSCOW, April 21 (Itar-Tass) -- Thirty-one people were hurt in a major earthquake on Kamchatka, a source at the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry press service told Itar-Tass.

“Seven of them were hospitalized,” he said.

The quake affected the villages of Tilichki and Korf with the total population of 3,500.

An Il-76 of the ministry is readying for a flight to Kamchatka from the Ramenskoye airfield in the Moscow region. The plane will deliver diesel power plants, warm clothing and tents, the source said.

A ministerial task force led by Col. Gen. Gennady Korotkin is also going to Kamchatka.

http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=6793493&PageNum=0

 

[Snowy Owl]

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Latest Earthquakes
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

MAP 4.9 2006/04/21 19:03:03 -18.383 -177.932 489.7 FIJI REGION
MAP 2.5 2006/04/21 17:41:06 55.109 -159.253 20.0 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 5.1 2006/04/21 16:17:18 60.736 165.802 10.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 5.0 2006/04/21 15:50:24 -14.805 -173.882 10.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.1 2006/04/21 14:22:28 6.713 126.310 86.4 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
MAP 4.4 2006/04/21 13:45:42 44.452 148.301 53.9 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 3.2 2006/04/21 13:45:20 62.450 -150.000 25.0 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 2.5 2006/04/21 13:17:10 38.812 -122.809 4.2 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 3.4 2006/04/21 12:50:27 52.636 -164.702 40.0 SOUTH OF ALASKA
MAP 4.4 2006/04/21 12:18:50 60.763 167.042 15.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 3.9 2006/04/21 11:37:44 53.064 -164.639 10.0 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 5.2 2006/04/21 11:19:50 61.219 167.802 18.2 KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 6.1 2006/04/21 11:14:19 61.393 167.530 39.5 KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 4.8 2006/04/21 09:46:15 30.366 94.973 41.3 EASTERN XIZANG
MAP 2.5 2006/04/21 09:41:06 51.500 -179.161 90.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 4.6 2006/04/21 08:57:37 60.547 165.806 32.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 5.0 2006/04/21 07:40:07 60.915 166.910 25.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 4.7 2006/04/21 07:32:29 61.690 167.598 36.9 KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 6.1 2006/04/21 04:32:46 60.601 165.804 18.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 5.1 2006/04/21 01:44:12 60.628 166.112 32.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 4.9 2006/04/21 01:30:06 60.836 165.869 16.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 4.6 2006/04/21 01:12:11 60.407 165.746 35.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 5.2 2006/04/21 00:51:13 61.000 166.960 29.4 KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 4.5 2006/04/21 00:42:01 61.577 167.525 49.3 KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 4.5 2006/04/21 00:39:46 61.673 167.359 10.0 KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 5.1 2006/04/21 00:32:36 60.960 166.365 41.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 5.1 2006/04/21 00:06:14 60.956 167.326 15.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KORYAKIA, RUSSIA

MAP 5.4 2006/04/20 23:38:50 61.337 167.581 26.0 KORYAKIA, RUSSIA
MAP 7.6 2006/04/20 23:25:05 61.069 167.056 38.5 KORYAKIA, RUSSIA

 

[AlaskaDenise]

Re: Earthquake hits Russia's Far East region

I hope the BF lab at Petropavlovsk-kamchatskiy is okay. It's on the southern tip of Kamchatka.
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[KC]

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Celtic Cross,

That is a pretty impressive aftershock sequence throughout the Bering Sea region. Were there any indications of a foreshock?

Yep
MAP 5.1 2006/04/19 03:24:43 54.835 165.875 43.7 KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA, RUSSIA
MAP 4.2 2006/04/19 03:21:13 54.810 165.855 45.2 KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA, RUSSIA

Since 2003, there have been several earthquakes in the close area in excess of 5.0.

Hopefully the folks in the area prepared in advance of the hazard.

 

[AlaskaDenise]

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That area, including the end of the Aleutians, gets lots of large earthquakes. Look at chart on bottom of this page to see the number of earthquakes over 7.0 since 1900 - it's a lot. The areas nearby - the end of the Aleutian Islands - have a similar history (especially Rat Islands and Andreanof Strait).

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[KC]

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AD,

Thanks for the link. The Aleutians are on the right half of the image.

It is pretty funny that many people in the United States think that Russia is so far away from the American shores.

The aftershock and foreshock sequence was felt and observed throughout the area, maybe even as far south as Sumatra.

 

[AlaskaDenise]

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AD,

.......think that Russia is so far away from the American shores..........

They're 2 miles apart at the Diomede Islands. During the "cold war" relatives from both Islands (1 is Russian, 1 is US) would ignore Russian rules and go out onto the ice to meet midway and have "tea" with their family. See map here.

We're closer to Russia than mainland US! They are "neighbors."

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[AlaskaDenise]

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This site for a Kamchatka tour shows "beautiful" Petropavlovsk and a map (at bottom) of Kamchatka's volcanos (Testimony to it's geologic activity). If you go to the other pages on the site, you'll be seeing the Kuril Islands - the path migratory birds follow from Japan to Kamchatka to Alaska.

BTW - spring bear hunts are good too (unless the bears start eating dead birds).

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[KC]

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AD,

You said, "BTW - spring bear hunts are good too (unless the bears start eating dead birds)."

As a future hunter gatherer, I say....

Shoot the bears in the fall before they kill the humans.... just kidding.

> From Grizzly Man.. Discovery Channel

"Timothy Treadwell, tireless and passionate advocate for grizzly bears, was killed in October 2003 by the beast he so fervently adored and tried to protect. His remains, along with those of his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, were discovered near their campsite in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve. They had been mauled and devoured by a grizzly, the first known victims of a bear attack in the park. The bear suspected of the killings was later shot by park officials."

AD, we are on the same page, I think.

 

[AlaskaDenise]

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We've been speculating which of our wild creatures could be drastically reduced by H5N1. There's a long list of scavengers and carnivores: ravens, eagles, magpies, bears, coyotes, foxes, bears, shrews, wolves, etc.

But it would leave more moose meat for people.

Eating bear meat never appealed to me because you need to worry about triconosis and it's supposed to taste bad - except just after berry season.

Timothy Treadwell didn't use good judgement. He miseducated people about the dangers of close proximity to bears - now he "teaches" by example. I used to get into heated discussions with his "clients" - not any more.

I'm not afraid of bears, but I don't give them any reasons to create a problem for me. It occured to me that should H5N1 cause neutropic symptoms in bears, THAT might be dangerous. What would be the equivalent of a bear going "arrgghhh plop"?

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