Sea of Okhotsk, Russia

There was a magnitude 8.3 earthquake in the Sea of Ohkotsk, off the coast of Kamchatka in eastern Russia. The earthquake occurred as a result of normal faulting at a depth of approximately 600 km. This deep section of the Pacific slab beneath the Sea of Okhotsk has hosted several large earthquakes in the past – four above M 6 within 200 km of the May 24 event since 1988.  Read More