Magnitude 6.9 No major damage is reported after an earthquake strikes Russia’s far east. At a depth of 100 km, the earthquake occurred on the Pacific shore of Russia. On Monday, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred off the far eastern coast of Russia, but no tsunami or immediate casualties or damage were reported, according to Russia’s emergency government.
According to the emergency ministry, the tremor occurred at a depth of 100 km about 44 km (27 miles) south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the Pacific coast of Russia.Media footage from the Kamchatka peninsula, about 6,800 km east of Moscow, showed some building cracks and supermarket bottles broken after being knocked over by the earthquake, but no significant instant structural damage was evident. The emergency ministry reported that operational teams of rescuers and firemen were inspecting buildings. There are no casualties or destruction, according to preliminary reports.
Media footage from the Kamchatka peninsula, about 6,800 km east of Moscow, showed some building cracks and supermarket bottles broken after being knocked over by the earthquake, but no significant instant structural damage was evident. The emergency ministry reported that operational teams of rescuers and firemen were inspecting buildings. There are no casualties or destruction, according to preliminary reports.The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami warning after the quake.
