A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has struck near the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage.
The quake’s epicentre was 127 kilometres (79 miles) east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and it struck at 6:58 a.m. on Friday (September 19, 2025) local time, according to the USGS. It had a depth of 19.5 kms.
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The Pacific Tsunami Warning System briefly issued a tsunami threat but later lifted it.
The initial quake was followed by a series of aftershocks of up to magnitude 5.8.
