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Strong 7.8 quake hits Russia’s Kamchatka region

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A representational image of a Richter scale measuring an earthquake. — Unsplash/File
A representational image of a Richter scale measuring an earthquake. — Unsplash/File

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region in Russia on Friday, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), according to the USGS.

The US National Weather Service’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii issued a tsunami advisory after the quake.





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