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Magnitude 5.8 Quake Hits Russian Far Eastern Kamchatka Region

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PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY (Russia) (Sputnik) - A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GS RAS) said.

"The seismic event occurred in the Pacific Ocean… The epicenter was located at a depth of 40 kilometers [24.8 miles], 167 kilometers southeast of the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky," the GS RAS said.

There have been no reports of destruction or casualties caused by the earthquake so far. No tsunami warning was issued.

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