ISTANBUL, Sept 14 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s far east at 6.37 am local time Saturday (0237GMT), 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.
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