M 8.8 Off East Coast of Kamchatka

[fresh_42]

TL;DR Summary

A series of big earthquakes occurred near Kamchatka

The entire Northern Pacific seems to be quite active. Kamchatka notes an M 8.8 and several severe quakes afterward (M 6.8) and several above M 5. There have also been earthquakes near the Kuril Islands, which aren't that far away.

Source: https://geofon.gfz.de/

 

[Astronuc]

There were tsunami warnings in Hawaii. The maximum height was about 4 feet (1.2 m) with some flooding in parking lots and low lying areas along the north or NW coasts.

It was one of the strongest earthquakes since 2010.
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000qw60/executive

M 8.8 - 2025 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Earthquake​

• 2025-07-29 23:24:50 (UTC)
• 52.530°N 160.165°E
• 20.7 km depth

Many aftershocks recorded including Mag 6.9 and Mag 6.3 earthquakes

M6.9 -https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000qw6q/executive
M6.3 - https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000qw6s/executive

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000qw60/region-info

 

[ShadowKraz]

Wondering if and how it would affect the Pacific currents and La Nina/El Nino. Or was this earthquake too far away to have any appreciable effect?

 

[Baluncore]

Wondering if and how it would affect the Pacific currents and La Nina/El Nino. Or was this earthquake too far away to have any appreciable effect?

This was a deep earthquake, so there will be less tsunami wave amplitude than a shallow quake. It should have no effect on the Southern Oscillation. Storm swells in the Pacific are significantly larger and more energetic than the tsunami generated. The thermal energy involved in the SO will be unaffected by the momentary tsunami.

 

[ShadowKraz]

This was a deep earthquake, so there will be less tsunami wave amplitude than a shallow quake. It should have no effect on the Southern Oscillation. Storm swells in the Pacific are significantly larger and more energetic than the tsunami generated. The thermal energy involved in the SO will be unaffected by the momentary tsunami.

Thank you.

 

[Astronuc]

The Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula began erupting on Wednesday following a powerful earthquake off Russia's far eastern coast.

Lava began flowing from what is the largest active volcano in the northern hemisphere. The Russian Academy of Sciences' United Geophysical Service said in a post on Telegram: "A descent of burning hot lava is observed on the western slope. Powerful glow above the volcano, explosions."

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-klyuchevskoy-volcano-erupts-earthquake-evacuations-2106304

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/es...olcano-Popocatepetl-Semeru-Shiveluch-Ibu.html


Interesting coincidence.

 

[berkeman]