00:00Imagine waking up to your house shaking and tsunami sirens blaring.
00:04That's exactly what happened in Russia's Far East on 19 September.
00:08A powerful magnitude, 7.8 earthquake struck the Kamchatka region.
00:12It hit just before dawn and was so intense it rattled buildings,
00:16set off car alarms, and sent waves crashing onto shorelines.
00:20The U.S. Geological Survey says this was an aftershock of the monster 8.8 quake back in July.
00:25The quake was shallow, just 10 kilometers deep, making its impact even stronger on the surface.
00:32People reported lights swinging, furniture shaking, and a loud roaring beneath them.
00:37Within minutes, tsunami warnings were issued for Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands,
00:41while Alaska was briefly on alert, too.
00:44Thankfully, the waves that followed were small, just around 30 to 60 centimeters,
00:49and no damage or injuries have been reported.
00:52Local officials launched quick inspections of schools and homes to ensure everyone's safety.
00:57This is the second major quake over 7.0 in just a week in Kamchatka.
01:01The ground isn't done shaking yet.
01:03Kamchatka sits on one of the world's most dangerous fault lines.
01:07And today was a chilling reminder.
01:09Nature doesn't knock. It just shows up.
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