<figure id="attachment_2838178" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2838178" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-2838178 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3ce4e127-earthquake-file-pic-130824-1.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2838178" class="wp-caption-text">Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka is an earthquake-prone region, lying on a tectonic belt known as the Ring of Fire. (Reuters pic)</figcaption></figure>
MOSCOW: A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia&#8217;s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula early Friday, rocking buildings and prompting authorities to issue a tsunami alert.
Videos posted on Russian social media showed furniture and light fixtures shaking in homes, while another showed a parked car rocking back and forth on a street.
The quake struck 128 kilometres (80 miles) east of the region&#8217;s capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, and at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
The local branch of Russia&#8217;s state geophysical service gave a lower estimated magnitude of 7.4. It reported at least five aftershocks.
The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an alert for possible hazardous waves along nearby coastlines.
&#8220;This morning is once again testing the resilience of Kamchatka residents,&#8221; the governor of the region, Vladimir Solodov, said on Telegram.
&#8220;There are currently no reports of damage. I ask everyone to remain calm&#8230; A tsunami warning has been issued for the east coast of the peninsula. The public is being alerted,&#8221; he added.
The Kamchatka peninsula lies on a tectonic belt known as the Ring of Fire, which surrounds most of the Pacific Ocean, and is a hotspot for seismic activity.
In July, an 8.8-magnitude mega-quake off the region&#8217;s coast triggered a tsunami that swept part of a coastal village into the sea.

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