A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the far jap coast of Russia on Monday, however Russia’s emergency ministry stated there had been no tsunami and no speedy casualties or destruction.
The earthquake struck about 44 km (27 miles) south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on Russia’s Pacific coast at a depth of 100 km, based on the emergency ministry.
Footage posted by media from the Kamchatka peninsula, about 6,800 km east of Moscow, confirmed some cracks in buildings and bottles smashed in supermarkets after being dislodged by the quake, however no main speedy structural harm.
“Operational teams of rescuers and firefighters are inspecting buildings,” the emergency ministry stated. “In line with preliminary info, there aren’t any casualties and destruction.”
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The Kamchatka Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences Geophysical Survey stated the magnitude of the quake was 6.9.
The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) initially stated the quake’s magnitude was 6.6.
The U.S. Tsunami Warning System stated there was no tsunami warning after the quake.