The 2006Kamchatka earthquakes was a series of powerful shocks that started on April 20, 2006 at 23:25 UTC (April 21, 2006 at 12:25 PM local time) as a major quake[1] with the magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale. The epicenter was located near coast of Koryakia at 61.075°N, 167.085°E at an estimated depth of 22 km, as reported preliminarily by the USGS. This major quake caused damages in three villages; it was followed by a number of shocks ranging in magnitude from 4.3 to 5.1. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kamchatka Oblast, an oblast in Russia. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. ... The epicenter is directly above the earthquakes focus. ... Koryakia is an autonomous district of Kamchatka Oblast in the Russian Federation. ... The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. ...
The next strong 6.6 temblor struck on Saturday, April 29 at 16:58 UTC (April 30, 2006 at 5:58 AM local time); it was too followed by a number of strong and medium quakes days after with the magnitude ranging from 4.3 to 5.0. Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ...
These earthquakes claimed no deaths, however 40 people were reported injured and ca. 1,000 people were since evacuated. Several diesel electric power stations and block and concrete buildings sustained damage. Diesel or Diesel fuel is a specific fractional distillate of fuel oil (mostly petroleum) that is used as fuel in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel. ... Pouring a concrete floor for a commercial building, (slab-on-grade) Installing rebar in a floor slab during a concrete pour For other uses, see Concrete (disambiguation). ...
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