Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Strikes Russian Far East
- * Earthquake: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's Far East Kamchatka peninsula on Saturday.
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* Earthquake: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Far East Kamchatka peninsula on Saturday. It was initially reported as 7.5 but was downgraded.
* Location: 111 kilometers (69 miles) east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, at a depth of 39.5 kilometers.
* Tsunami Warning: the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) initially warned of possible hazardous waves up to one meter (3.3 feet) along some Russian coasts, but later stated the threat had passed.
* Recent History:
* In July, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the Kamchatka peninsula, causing tsunamis up to four metres high and evacuations in Hawaii and Japan.
* The 2011 Japan earthquake (magnitude 9.1) caused a tsunami that killed over 15,000 peopel.
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