Tsunami threat lifted in Russia's Kamchatka
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A powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 magnitude struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday, prompting a tsunami warning across coastal areas. The US Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed the quake occurred at 0849 GMT,
BEIJING -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted 142 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia at 0628 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 46.0 km, was initially determined to be at 52.60 degrees north latitude and 160.60 degrees east longitude.
A powerful magnitude 6.6 earthquake shook the Kamchatka region's coast in Russia. Initially reported at 6.2 magnitude, the quake had a depth of 10 km, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences.