A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region at a depth of 51 km (32 miles), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said there was a tsunami threat from the quake.
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According to media reports, no casualties or injuries were reported.
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the country’s east coast at a depth of 51 km (32 miles), according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
“Most of the aftershocks are imperceptible,” the regional emergency authority said on Telegram.
Meanwhile, officials informed that the recorded aftershocks from the quake ranged in magnitude from 3.9 to 5.0.
According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake struck 29 kilometres below the surface with its epicentre approximately 102 kilometres east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which is surrounded by volcanoes and located across a bay from a key Russian submarine base.
The Shiveluch volcano is a colossal, perpetually active volcano and is renowned as one of the world’s largest and most volatile volcanoes.
Russian news agency reported that there was no “major damage” in the quake and “buildings are now being examined for potential damage, with special attention paid to social facilities”.
