The Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia was hit by an earthquake of exceptional magnitude, estimated at 8.8 on the Richter scale. The epicenter was located 126 km from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, at a depth of 20.7 km, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). It is the most powerful earthquake to occur in the region since 1952 and one of the six most violent earthquakes ever recorded on the planet. • Kamchatka, an extreme seismic territory Located at the confluence of the Pacific and