Key points
- Two quakes struck in the sea near Kamchatka on Sunday
- One struck with a magnitude of 7.4
- A few minutes earlier, a quake with a magnitude of 6.7 was recorded nearby
ISLAMABAD: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has issued a warning for Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula after two quakes — the larger with a magnitude of 7.4 — struck in the sea nearby on Sunday.
According to AP, the larger quake was at a depth of 20 kilometres (12 miles) and was 144 kilometres (89 miles) east of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which has a population of 180,000.
A few minutes earlier, a quake with a magnitude of 6.7 was recorded nearby.
This is a developing story. More to follow.
