00:00It was the most powerful earthquake to hit Kamchatka since 1952.
00:04On July 30, the ground shook with a magnitude of 8.8.
00:08A tsunami alert rippled across the Pacific, Japan, the U.S., and the Philippines all on edge.
00:15In Kamchatka, a state of high alert was declared.
00:18Nearby Sakhalin went into full emergency mode.
00:21But the danger didn't end with that first violent shake.
00:24Over 350 aftershocks followed in just one week.
00:28People braced for more, but now there's a glimmer of relief.
00:32This week, the aftershock count dropped by 40%, from 359 to 213 tremors.
00:39Still intense, but a clear sign that the Earth is slowly calming.
00:43Scientists say the pattern is typical, but there's still a chance of another jolt around magnitude 5.
00:49So Kamchatka stays alert, watching and waiting.
00:53Because when the Earth speaks this loud, you never know when it'll echo again.
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