7.8 Magnitude Hits Russia Peninsula

A Magnitude 7.8 tremor which struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula alarmed tsunami warnings for parts of the Pacific. The Earthquake were nearly 125 miles (200 km) from the city of Nikolskoye on Bering Island off the Kamchatka Peninsula and the epicenter was west of Attu, the westernmost and biggest island in the Near Islands gathering of Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands.

It causes a tsunami advisory for Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands and the Kamchatka branch of Russia's emergency ministry warned of waves up to 50cm (1-2/2 feet) high that could reach Nikolskyoe.

The tremor was initially reported as a magnitude 7.7 before being revised down to 7.4 but upgraded to 7.8 magnitude, a major earthquake normally capable of causing massive impact and great damage when striking on or near land. It was followed by numerous aftershocks, including several above magnitude 5.0. There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage by the said tremor.

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