A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.<\/p>\n
There was no risk that the quake had triggered a tsunami, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC).<\/p>\n
The USGS said the quake hit 111 kilometres (69 miles) east of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the administrative centre of the Kamchatka region, at a depth of 39.5 kilometres.<\/p>\n
The survey earlier gave a magnitude of 7.5 before downgrading it.<\/p>\n
The PTWC initially warned that “hazardous” waves of up to one metre (3.3 feet) were possible along some nearby Russian coasts.<\/p>\n
The centre later said “the tsunami threat… has now passed”.<\/p>\n
In July, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the Kamchatka peninsula, triggering tsunamis up to four metres high across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan.<\/p>\n
The magnitude 8.8 quake was the largest since 2011, when a magnitude 9.1 tremor off Japan caused a tsunami that killed more than 15,000 people.<\/p>\n
July’s quake prompted authorities in Japan to order almost two million people to head to higher ground.<\/p>\n
Tsunami warnings were also issued across the region, before being rescinded or downgraded.<\/p>\n
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