A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia yesterday at 22:10 GMT. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center reported that the jolt was recorded at a depth of about 29 kilometers.
The US National Tsunami Warning Center reported that there was a tsunami threat from the earthquake.
The magnitude stood at 7.0. The earthquake’s intensity in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (regional administrative center) was 6.0, according to preliminary estimates,” Russia’s state news agency TASS reported, citing the local branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
No significant damage has been reported so far.
“According to scientists, a very active aftershock process is now underway. However, scientists estimate the possibility of another powerful tremor as low,” said Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov.
No tsunami alert has been issued, according to the regional department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry. (Anadolu)
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