Russia Earthquake Alert: 5.2 Magnitude Strikes Near Shikotan

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After months of seismic activity and rising gas emissions, Alaska’s Mount Spurr volcano is no longer considered a near-term threat. Officials have now lowered the alert level back to normal, saying the volcano is “quiet” once again. While minor earthquakes and gas emissions continue, experts say these are typical signs when magma has moved upward but hasn’t erupted. Mount Spurr may be calm for now — but its history reminds us that volcanoes can stay silent for years... until they don’t. WooGlobe Ref : WGA512472 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:00A powerful earthquake has just rattled Russia's Far East.

00:03Early this morning, a magnitude 5.2 quake struck near Shikotan Island in the Sakhalin

00:09Oblast region.

00:10The tremor hit at 8.24 a.m. local time, just 49 kilometers southeast of Shikotan, at a

00:16shallow depth of 10 kilometers.

00:18Shallow quakes are usually felt more strongly since they strike closer to the surface.

00:22Reports from multiple seismic agencies, including GFZ, RENIS, and Raspberry Shake, confirmed

00:28the magnitude at 5.2.

00:30In Shikotan, home to around 2,100 people, residents likely felt light shaking.

00:36Farther away in Yuzhno-Kurilsk, weak tremors may have been noticed, too.

00:41Luckily, the quake is not expected to have caused serious damage.

00:45Still, objects falling, broken glass, and minor disturbances are possible in the affected

00:50areas.

00:51Seismologists warn that details could change as more data comes in.

00:55For now, the region remains on alert, closely monitoring aftershocks and further updates.

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