Talk:Kamchatka deep-focus underwater earthquake reaches Moscow

Quote
Is a direct translation from the Russian source


 * "Это так называемое глубокофокусное землетрясение, поэтому-то оно ощущалось на такой большой территории. Когда происходит землетрясение на такой большой глубине, то самые разрушительные короткопериодические сейсмические волны доходят до поверхности земли уже очень сильно ослабленные. Поэтому пострадавших в результате таких глубокофокусных землетрясений, как правило, не бывает".
 * This is a so-called deep-focus earthquake, that's why it was felt at such a large territory. If an earthquake happens at such a low depth, the waves move along low layers, practically the mantle, but weaken significantly before reaching the earth surface. This is why there usually is no injuries or casualties in such cases.

The "The waves can even move through the Earth's core" bit is from one of the other English sources. Gryllida 07:24, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Headline
The current headline is (as someone pointed out on IRC) misleading. This is not a story about Moscow; it is a story about Kamchatka, and its effect on Moscow is not the most important thing. --Pi zero (talk) 20:24, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Aftershocks
of an earthquake in Kamchatka would not be felt in Moscow. It would presumably be the original quake that was felt in Moscow, not aftershocks of it. (If the aftershocks were felt in Moscow, one might wonder whether Kamchatka was still there after the original quake.) --Pi zero (talk) 21:23, 25 May 2013 (UTC)