September 06th. On Wednesday night, the population of the Chelyabinsk region was frightened by the strongest earthquake in the last hundred years.
Katav-Ivanovsky municipal district got the most, where at 03:56 am an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 points on the Richter scale was recorded, at 12:27 the tremors repeated with a magnitude of 4.6 points. Asha, Ust-Katav and 17 other settlements were also in the zone of seismic activity.
According to preliminary data, in Katav-Ivanovsk 12 of 36 socially significant objects – schools, kindergartens and medical institutions suffered, cracks in 6 apartment houses were found, one of the plants was slightly damaged. Another 6 buildings were damaged in Ashe, 2 in Ust-Katava.
According to eyewitnesses, from 4 to 10:36 in the morning there were at least 12 strong tremors.
Far East
Khabarovsk territory was under the influence of the strongest Typhoon "Jebi". On the eve of the cyclone roamed in full force. In the Soviet Harbor after a strong gust of wind tore off the roof of the school building number 1, and as a result of the impact of a fragment of the roof suffered 12-year-old girl, was introduced emergency mode.
According to weather forecasters, the cyclone will continue to rage until September 8. By the way, not only the Khabarovsk territory suffered from a cyclone. The Primorsky Krai and Sakhalin region were the first to feel its presence.
