Kamchatka Peninsula : Five earthquakes struck
As many as five earthquakes struck near the coast of the Kamchatka peninsula region in the far east of Russia.
- It lies in far eastern Russia, between the Sea of Okhotsk on the west and the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea on the east.
- It is one of the world’s most concentrated areas of geothermal activity.
- It is part of the Kamchatka Krai. Kamchatka, also known as a land of fire and ice, sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and is home to over 150 volcanoes, including 29 active volcanoes.
- It is about 1,200 km long north-south and about 480 km across at its widest.
- Area: Approximately 370,000 square km.
- About 300,000 people live on the peninsula. The population density is one of the lowest in the world, at less than a person per square kilometre.
- Climate is Severe, with prolonged, cold, and snowy winters and wet, cool summers.
- The Klyuchevskaya Sopka in the Eastern Range is the highest point on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
- Regional Capital: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
- The Kuril island chain runs from the southern tip of the peninsula to a short distance from Japan’s northern Hokkaido Island.
