Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:41am on 18 Aug 2024,Sunday Weather & Environment
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on August 17, 2024, at 8:10 PM UK time. The quake, recorded at a depth of 51 km (32 miles), was centered approximately 50 miles from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city with over 150,000 residents. The US National Tsunami Warning Centre issued a tsunami warning, predicting waves up to one meter above tide level for some coastal areas but with limited impact. There is a "low likelihood" of casualties. The quake's effects could be felt up to 100 km away.
