Tsunami alert after powerful quakes strike off coast of Russia

A tsunami alert has been issued for parts of Russia and Hawaii following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck off the east coast of Kamchatka in Russia, on Sunday, as reported by India Today, citing the US National Tsunami Warning Center.

The earthquake hit the region a depth of 10 kilometers. As per the report, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) first reported the earthquake as a 6.7 magnitude tremor. Later, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) and US Geological Survey (USGS) reported it to be of 7.4 magnitude.

In a post on 'X', USGS wrote, "Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.4 - 144 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.”