A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Sunday morning, as reported by the regional earthquake monitoring service. The tremors were felt in several areas, including the region's capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
The earthquake occurred at a depth of around 50 kilometers, about 90 kilometers east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Local emergency teams began inspecting buildings for damage following the quake, with rescuers and firefighters mobilized across the region.
Initially, the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami threat but later announced that the risk had passed. Local authorities in Kamchatka did not issue a tsunami alert during the event.
Several aftershocks followed the main quake, although they were of lower intensity and mostly imperceptible. Kamchatka lies within the "Ring of Fire," a seismically active region that encircles much of the Pacific Ocean and is known for its frequent earthquakes and active volcanoes.
