Powerful 7.8 magnitude quake rocks Russia’s Kamchatka, tsunami alert issued

By Muhammad MubashirPublished On 19 Sep 2025
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A 7.8-magnitude earthquake has struck the Russian city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, prompting a tsunami warning.

According to a report by the foreign news agency Reuters, the US Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers underground.

The US National Weather Service’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii issued a tsunami advisory after the earthquake.

However, no casualties or property damage have been reported so far.