A 7.0 Magnitude earthquake has struck off the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula – with a tsunami warning issued. The quake was recorded at a depth of around 51km (32 miles)
It struck at 19.10pm UTC, around 50 miles from the coastal city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which is said to have a population of more than 150,000 people.
The tsunami warning said waves up to a metre above tide level were possible for some coastal areas in Russia but added that impacts were likely to be limited, however the tsunami warning was canceled shortly after due to the depth of the event was triangulated.
