Why the media is so silent about the Kamchatka quake that hit the region on Friday? It is said that 1500 people live in three villages that the 7.9 quake levelled. Rescue teams yet to reach those villages. Temperatures are said to be -20C and another quake of magnitude 7.4 is expected within a week.

Kamchatka quake may be the harbinger of more fresh quakes and volcanic activity not only in Siberia but in Alaska as well.