7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula...Tsunami Warning Issued
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck near the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East on September 13.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) announced that at 11:37 a.m. local time, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred 111 kilometers east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The epicenter was located at latitude 53.104 degrees and longitude 160.294 degrees, with a depth of 39 kilometers.
The United States Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) stated that there is a possibility of a tsunami as a result of this earthquake.
However, no tsunami warning was issued in Japan, which is located to the southwest of the Kamchatka Peninsula.
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The Kamchatka Peninsula experienced a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake on July 30, and earthquakes in the magnitude 6 to 7 range continued in August. The magnitude 8.8 earthquake is known to be the strongest worldwide since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
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