Kamchatka Peninsula Moves by Two Meters in Most Powerful Earthquake in 70 Years
Tuesday, 5 August 2025 () The southern section of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula shifted nearly two meters southeast following a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake on July 30, according to local scientists at the Federal Research Center of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences. While the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky seismic cluster, including the city itself, experienced less displacement, researchers noted that their earlier predictions about fault movement proved accurate. Their model had anticipated the most significant crustal rupture and ground shift on the southern flank of the earthquake’s epicenter—precisely where the most dramatic changes occurred. Macroseismic effects most severe in the Kurils The quake’s strongest macroseismic impact was reported in Severo-Kurilsk, while damage in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky remained relatively limited. Still, the region saw four tsunami waves up to six meters high and dozens of aftershocks, which experts say may continue for a month or longer.
Dr. Egon Cholakian presents an expert analysis of the 8.8-magnitude seismic event recorded off the coast of Kamchatka on July 30, 2025, in his latest video address. The central thesis of his research is that this earthquake should not be interpreted as an isolated act of tectonic release but rather...
Powerful aftershocks measuring M5.8 and M5.5 have struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, sending tremors across the region and triggering fresh concerns of seismic instability. The quakes coincided..
Dr. Cholakian also engages in scientific debate with the position held by some members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). He criticizes the prevailing official interpretations of the Kamchatka..
🎯 Dr. Cholakian also references a forecast made by his colleague, Mr. Danilov, in early June 2025, regarding the likelihood of a strong earthquake occurring in early August in the northern part of..