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US issues tsunami threat as magnitude-7.4 quake rocks Russian Far East
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- 13 September, 2025
- 09:49
A tsunami warning has been issued by the US after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck near the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka peninsula on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey, Report informs via The Independent.
The quake comes after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake, the sixth strongest ever recorded, hit the region in July.
The USGS reported that the latest quake's epicentre was 111.7km (69.3 miles) east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and at a depth of about 39km (24 miles).
It is an aftershock of the M8.8 earthquake that struck on 29 July, and the largest one following the 8.8 "mainshock", according to the American agency.
The M8.8 quake itself was preceded by several foreshocks that struck the region in previous months.
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