Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Hits Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russ

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An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 has struck the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region in Russia, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), USGS said.

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