Earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka strongest since 1952: Geophysical service

The earthquake off the Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday was the strongest since 1952 and triggered dangerous tsunami waves along the coast, the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences said.

“Given the scale of this event, we should expect strong aftershocks, possibly with magnitudes up to 7.5,” the service said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.

“Significant, noticeable aftershocks with magnitudes up to 7.5 are expected to continue for at least another month.”