Chilean tsunami threatens the Russians

The element that triggered the earthquake in Chile, can put pressure on the Kuril Islands. The Russian territory is threatened by wave height up to 4 meters - then there will be announced a tsunami warning.

Echoes of the disaster, which rocked Chile, can roll up to RF. On the Kuril Islands in the Sakhalin region are preparing for a possible scenario of a tsunami after a strong Chilean earthquake that triggered a strong wave.

In the regional Ministry of emergency situations reported that the service of the Sakhalin oblast are ready. "In the administrations of the city entities and enterprises Severo-Kuril, Kuril and South Kuril areas is corrected projects, power and money are in readiness to respond. Duty control Centre in crisis situations EMERCOM in multiple mode collects and processes information about the situation", - quotes the adept Agency "Interfax".

According to some, the Kuril Islands after the earthquake in Chile may be suitable wave height up to 4 meters then there may declare the threat of a tsunami. Rescuers are asking local residents to remain calm, listen carefully to the messages coming from the authorities through the media and other means of notification, and not to spread false information. "All the necessary information will be reported through official channels", - said in the MOE.

Remember that in the Pacific ocean off the coast of Chile was a strong earthquake registered a magnitude of 8.3. The quake has caused a tsunami. Wave height greater than 4.5 m struck the coast. Soon they can get to Russia, taking into account that the distance to the Kuril Islands from the epicenter of the seismic event is 15.5 thousand km.

"In consequence of the great distance of the epicenter from the coast of the Kuril Islands professionals Sakhalin tsunami center will be able to find the time and the possibility of approaching waves (shocks sea level) to the Kuril Islands no earlier than 23:00 local time Thursday, when information is received from a foreign research stations, located on the coast of the Hawaiian Islands and California", - told in Department of public relations.

Professionals stressed that the final decision to declare the tsunami alarm for Smoke will be taken to the best knowledge of the actual registration of sea-level foreign points of instrumental observations as you progress through the tsunami in the Pacific ocean, but not later than 3 hours before check-wave approach to the Northern Kuril Islands. Estimated time of approach to the North-Kurilsk - September 18 at 05:28 local time (September 17, 22:28 MSK). According to professionals, if the waves reach Kuril Islands, most likely, they will be small and harmless.

At the same time, Geophysics, Siberian appreciated the earthquake in Chile on the intensity of shaking at the epicenter of the seismic event. They stressed that they were quite strong aftershocks, which can give the even echoes off the coast of Kamchatka. According to experts, there may get a small wave after the earthquake in Chile. "If you wave and walk, its height will not exceed ten centimeters. Maybe it will happen on Friday, September 18, morning. We are monitoring the situation," - said the representative of the Kamchatka center "Tsunami".

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