In the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, national parks were closed, schools were shuttered, loudspeakers blared warnings and tourists were spirited off sightseeing boats and onto the safety of land. Today’s quake was the strongest in the Kamchatka region since 1952, the regional seismic monitoring service said, warning of aftershocks of up to 7.5 magnitude. The USGS said the quake was one of the 10 strongest tremors ever recorded.
Author: AFP
Published at: 2025-07-30 21:37:38
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