A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit near Kamchatka’s coast in Russia’s Far East on Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of potential “hazardous” waves affecting coasts within 300 kilometers (186 miles) of the quake’s epicenter.
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) noted the quake as magnitude 7.1, occurring near Kamchatka’s eastern coast.
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The earthquake had a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), they added.
(With inputs from Reuters)
