Tsunami warning issued briefly after strong 7.8-magnitude earthquake jolts Russia’s Kamchatka
Massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Russian peninsula
- A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Friday morning.
- The seismic event triggered a brief tsunami warning for the region and parts of Alaska, which was lifted after about two hours.
- The earthquake's epicentre was located 127km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, occurring at a depth of 19.5km and causing several aftershocks.
- Despite the strong tremors and a tsunami warning, authorities reported no damage to infrastructure in the affected areas.
- Kamchatka is a highly seismically active region, frequently experiencing earthquakes and tsunamis due to its location where tectonic plates meet.