ISTANBUL, Turkiye: A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s far east at 6:37 am local time Saturday (0237 GMT), Anadolu Ajansi reported according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The epicentre was reported off the coast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the administrative centre of Kamchatka Krai, at a depth of 39.5 kilometres.
The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said “hazardous” waves were possible along coasts within 300 kilometres of the epicentre.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky hosts the Russian Navy’s Rybachiy submarine base and the air force’s Yelizovo airbase.
There have been no reports of casualties or damage.
Russian authorities issued a tsunami warning along the Kamchatka coastline, placing services on high alert and urging residents to stay away from tsunami-prone areas.
On July 30, the peninsula experienced its strongest ever earthquake at 8.8 magnitude, with Russian scientists recording more than 100 aftershocks above magnitude 5.0 following the main tremor. – BERNAMA-ANADOLU
