Earthquake today: Triple earthquakes jolt Europe's most populous country — Russia, ‘tsunami' alert issued
Triple earthquakes jolted Europe's most populous country — Russia, on Sunday, July 20, according to AFP. Following the strong seismic activity, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a warning for Kamchatka Peninsula.
The US Geological Survey reported 5 and 6.7-magnitude earthquakes which was followed by powerful tremors of 7.4-magnitude at 0849 GMT. The intense seismic activity prompted the USGS to issues tsunami warning, alerting that "hazardous tsunami waves are possible".
The larger quake occurred at a depth of 20 kilometres and was 144 kilometres east of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which has a population of 180,000.
According to USGS, the tsunami alert zone is applicable for coastal areas within a radius of 300 kilometres (186 miles) of the epicentre in the Pacific Ocean, off the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
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