Russia, Tsunami and earthquake
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Less than two months after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, another strong earthquake occurred early on September 19 local time. Although tsunami waves have been observed closer to the earthquake’s epicenter off Kamchatka’s eastern coast,
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7.8 kamchatka quake prompts tsunami warning
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck the Kamchatka Sea in Russia’s Far East, prompting a tsunami warning. According to Reuters and other outlets on the 19th, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the quake occurred at approximately 3:58 a.