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EMERCOM of Russia provides geological service of the USA to unite efforts in the prediction of large earthquakes. At the meeting of the working group on cooperation in the field of prevention of emergency situations of the Russian-American presidential Commission was asked to create a program for the prediction of strong earthquakes in the first place for the Pacific region, using various technologies.
They also spoke about the problems of transboundary emergencies, informs the Voice of Russia. Indicative in this respect the catastrophe at the nuclear power plant Fukushima caused a devastating tsunami. In the aftermath of the Japanese NPP took part, and the Russian rescuers. They can connect to the operation before, if there are contradictions in the legal framework of the two countries, said the head of the Russian centre of emergency forecasting Vladislav Balls, according to RIA Novosti.
And it W-W-W for a reason...
Because the earthquake of a magnitude of 6.0 has occurred on Monday in the Gulf of California, off the coast of Mexico and the US, reports the website of the U.S. Geological survey.
Tremors have been fixed in 23.26 local time (10.26 GMT), their focus lies at a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 73 km from the Mexican town of Topolobampo.
Information on victims and destructions did not arrive. Tsunami hazard was not declared.
Also quite a strong earthquake occurred off the coast of Indonesia.
In the Kuril Islands and Indonesia both have active volcanoes.
Now in the Pacific ring in the active state are 18 volcanoes, if you count the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea. How many earthquakes, and You will easily see on the monitors here on the website. Grounds for concern in this situation, the most that neither is true.
On materials of RIA Novosti, ecoportal.su and the Voice of Russia