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Magnitude 6.6 quake hits off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
A large, magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit in the Pacific Ocean off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Sunday.bookmark
Reuters
Published at : March 21, 2016
Updated at : March 21, 2016 09:38
Washington
A large, magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit in the Pacific Ocean off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Sunday.
There was no danger of a Pacific-wide tsunami from the quake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
The quake struck at a depth of 18.4 miles (30 km) and was centered 140 miles (225 km) west-southwest of Nilol'skoye, Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia, the USGS said.