Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula
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Context: A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula at a depth of 28 km, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
The Kamchatka Peninsula, known as the "land of fire and ice," has the highest density of volcanoes in Eurasia, with 19 active volcanoes listed under UNESCO World Heritage.
Klyuchevskaya Sopka is the tallest active volcano in the Northern Hemisphere. Notable cones like Kronotsky are considered exceptionally beautiful, while volcanoes like Koryaksky, Avachinsky, and Kozelsky are visible from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
The region also features the Valley of Geysers and is prone to deep-focus earthquakes and tsunamis due to the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench, with past major quakes recorded in 1737, 1952, and 2017.