Powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake shakes Russia’s far east Kamchatka region

The quake’s epicenter was 127 kilometers (79 miles) east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and it struck at 6:58 a.m. Friday local time, according to the USGS. It had a depth of 19.5 kms. The Pacific Tsunami Warning System briefly issued a tsunami threat but later lifted it. The initial quake was follow...

Redirecting to full article...