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Earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hits Russia’s far east Kamchatka region

Pacific Tsunami Warning System briefly issued tsunami threat, later lifted; no immediate reports of damage

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A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has struck near the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage.

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The quake’s epicenter was 127 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and it struck at 6:58 am Friday local time, according to the USGS. It had a depth of 19.5 km.

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The Pacific Tsunami Warning System briefly issued a tsunami threat but later lifted it.

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The initial quake was followed by a series of aftershocks of up to magnitude 5.8.

The remote Kamchatka region has been hit by a series of powerful earthquakes over the past two months, including ones of magnitude 8.8, and two of magnitude 7.4.

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