The earthquake struck at a depth of 29 kilometers in the city of Petropavlovsk, located in the Kamchatka district on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.
A 7 magnitude earthquake The quake struck off the coast of Russia’s eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Sunday, the regional earthquake monitoring service said.
The local emergency ministry said the quake was felt in coastal areas. including the regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
“Operation teams of rescuers and firefighters inspect buildings”The regional branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry in the Kamchatka region said in a telegram.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck shortly after 7 a.m. local time at a depth of nearly 50 kilometers.
The US National Tsunami Warning Center initially issued a tsunami threat, but later said the threat had passed. Local authorities have never issued such a warning.
After the initial earthquake, several aftershocks were recorded, but of low intensity, The Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of Russia reported on its website.
The peninsula is located in a seismically active belt that surrounds most of the Pacific Ocean. “Ring of Fire”and houses Two dozen active volcanoes.
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