Rome, Sept. 13 (LaPresse) – A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck the eastern coast of the Russian Kamchatka region. The US Geological Survey reported that the epicenter of the quake was located 111.7 kilometers east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at a depth of 39 kilometers. The Pacific Tsunami Warning System briefly issued a possible tsunami threat following the earthquake, but the alert was later removed from the website.
The Japanese Meteorological Agency stated that warnings were issued for coastal areas, but the initial tsunami alert was downgraded to a warning of a slight sea level change, meaning the probability of damage is minimal.