This follows a 6.5 magnitude quake on Thursday and a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake on July 30 in the same region, which caused a tsunami that flooded Severo-Kurilsk's port. The Krasheninnikov volcano also erupted for the first time in 450 years.

In the shadow of a recent 8.7 quake, Russia's Kuril-Kamchatka Arc braces for another seismic event, this time at a smaller 6.8 magnitude.

At 11:24 am local time on July 30, 2025, a powerful earthquake struck offshore of the Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean.