Kamchatka is still rocking! Another massive quake has rocked the Kamchatka region of Eastern Russia tonight—a Magnitude 7.8 earthquake—yet another powerful quake to hit the area bringing the total to 26th major quakes (mag 6 or higher) to rock the area since July 30!

 Map and Data, USGS.

Another massive quake has rocked the Kamchatka region of Eastern Russia tonight—a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, 127 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, is yet another major quake from the ongoing cluster to hit the area. A massive seismic sequence, which began on July 30th, has bombarded the area after a magnitude 8.8 quake, the 6th largest in recorded history, rocked the peninsula. Tonight's Mag 7.8 is the 26th major quake (mag 6 or higher) to hit the area since July 30 2025. According to NOAA, no tsunami warning has been issued.

Earlier, a M6.1 Earthquake rocked Papua, Indonesia, after a M6.0 Earthquake struck the New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea, last night.

Today's major quakes (mag 6 or higher) bring the year's total to date to 106, which is slightly above average. 

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