Magnitude 6.9–7.0 earthquake strikes Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula

A magnitude 6.9–7.0 earthquake hit Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Friday, with no tsunami risk and no reported casualties or damage.

• The quake struck Friday at 15:35 local time at a depth of 130–152 kilometers, about 150 kilometers southwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
• The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed there was no risk of tsunami waves.
• No casualties or material damage have been reported.
• The Russian Emergency Ministry said seismologists recorded 62 earthquakes in the region during one week earlier this month.