5 minutes ago! Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 has shaken Russia! People are terrified!

On October 1, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 shook the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. The tremors occurred at 00:22 local time, when people were already asleep. The epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 32 km, 109 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. It was an aftershock of a powerful seismic event in August, scientists believe. There was no threat of a tsunami. In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, tremors with a magnitude of up to four points were felt. Thousands of people felt the earthquake. Eyewitnesses are sharing footage of the natural disaster on social networks. Furniture shook in houses, and objects fell from shelves. Some residents left their homes. There were no reports of injuries or serious damage.
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