Published On 20 Jul 202520 Jul 2025

A tsunami warning has been issued after three earthquakes, one with a magnitude of 7.4, are recorded off the Pacific coast of Russia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

According to the USGS website, three powerful earthquakes occurred in the same area off the coast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky within a span of 32 minutes.

Two of the tremors registered at magnitude 6.7 and one at magnitude 7.4. Less than 30 minutes before that, a magnitude 5.0 quake was also reported in the same area, according to the USGS monitor.

Three aftershocks were also recorded one at magnitude 6.6.

Germany’s GFZ monitor also confirmed that at least one magnitude 6.7 quake was recorded off the east of of Kamchatka Region on Sunday. GFZ later updated it to magnitude 7.4.

The city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky has a population of over 163,152 people, according to the city’s website.

More to come…

Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies