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| Powerful earthquake off east coast of Russia | Powerful earthquake off east coast of Russia |
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| A powerful earthquake has struck off the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east. | A powerful earthquake has struck off the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east. |
| Authorities in the eastern province of Sakhalin initially issued a tsunami warning but this has now been lifted. | Authorities in the eastern province of Sakhalin initially issued a tsunami warning but this has now been lifted. |
| The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was of a magnitude of 8.3, but Russian authorities estimated the size of the earthquake at 6.7. | |
| Soon after the earthquake, tremors were felt across Russia but it is unclear if they were linked. | Soon after the earthquake, tremors were felt across Russia but it is unclear if they were linked. |
| The tremors reached as far as the capital Moscow, some 7,000km (4,500 miles) to the west. The last time tremors were felt in Moscow was some 30 years ago. | The tremors reached as far as the capital Moscow, some 7,000km (4,500 miles) to the west. The last time tremors were felt in Moscow was some 30 years ago. |
| The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 15:44 local time (05:44 GMT), was in the Sea of Okhotsk to the west of the Kamchatka peninsula, around 600 km (380 miles) under the sea. | The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 15:44 local time (05:44 GMT), was in the Sea of Okhotsk to the west of the Kamchatka peninsula, around 600 km (380 miles) under the sea. |
| The area is sparsely populated. The most significant population centre is the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy on the Kamchatka peninsula, famous for its active volcanoes. | The area is sparsely populated. The most significant population centre is the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy on the Kamchatka peninsula, famous for its active volcanoes. |
| Residents of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, around 400 km from the epicentre, briefly ran out of buildings and schoolchildren were evacuated, the Associated Press reports. | Residents of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, around 400 km from the epicentre, briefly ran out of buildings and schoolchildren were evacuated, the Associated Press reports. |
| However, there are no reports of casualties or significant damage. | However, there are no reports of casualties or significant damage. |
| The strength of the earthquake is very unusual, even on Russia's most active geological fault. | The strength of the earthquake is very unusual, even on Russia's most active geological fault. |