This was reported by scientists from the All-Russian Research Institute for Civil Defense and Emergencies (VNII GOChS) EMERCOM of Russia.
“During 2021, in the territory of the Russian Federation, the level of seismic activity was lower than the level of the previous year.
According to the Service of Urgent Reports of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 21 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5 and higher were registered in Russia (for the same period in 2020 - 29 seismic events), ”the Institute reports.
Most earthquakes, 13 events, occurred in the Far East - Kamchatka, Kuril Islands and Sakhalin.
Several more were recorded in Siberia, the Urals and the Caucasus.
It is noted that there were no casualties and destructions as a result of seismic activity in Russia for the year.
Earlier it was reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 occurred in the southwest of China.