TOKYO: Japan’s meteorological agency said on Wednesday that a powerful, magnite 8.0 earthquake hit near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula and issued a tsunami advisory for Japan.
The agency said the quake occurred at 8:25 a.m. (2325 GMT Tuesday) and registered a preliminary magnitude of 8.0. It issued an advisory for a tsunami of up to 1 meter (yard) along the Pacific coast of Japan.
So far no damage has been reported.
The quake was about 250 kilometers (160 miles) away from Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost of the country’s four big islands, and was felt only slightly, according to Japan’s NHK television.
The US Geological Survey said it hit at a depth of 19.3 kilometers (12 miles). The USGC said shortly after initial reports that the quake’s strength was 8.7 magnitude.
