Tsunami warnings issued after massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Russia
A 7.4 magnitude quake hit off the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia, on Saturday evening and there is now imminent danger of a powerful wave smashing into surrounding land.
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The epicentre was around 89 miles east of the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, with a population of 180,000, and 12 miles below the seabed.
A slightly smaller 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck just minutes earlier in a similar area.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said any tsunami could cause serious destruction in areas even far from the epicentre of the earthquake.
If any tsunami waves do hit Hawaii, the estimated earliest arrival of the first tsunami wave is 2:43 am local time (13:43 pm BST).
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