A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck near the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey. The US Tsunami warning system issued a threat following the quake, but it was later called off. The quake comes after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake, the sixth strongest ever recorded, hit the region in July. 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.
