The earthquake, which was measured as severe on the Richter scale, hit near the East Coast of Kamchatka peninsula in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday at 12.40 am, as per the Indian time.

A series of powerful undersea earthquakes struck near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, with the strongest reaching magnitude 7.4. Authorities initially issued tsunami warnings, but later confirmed ...

Magnitude 7 earthquake follows eruption Hours later, at 7:10 p.m. UTC, the magnitude 7 earthquake occurred near the east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which is 280 miles away from the volcano.

One of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 3 miles into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a “code red” warning for aircraft.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a warning for Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula after two quakes — the larger with a magnitude of 7.4 — struck in the sea nearby on Sunday.

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia -- One of Russia's most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 3 miles into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a ...

MOSCOW - The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no longer a tsunami threat to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula after five powerful undersea earthquakes, the strongest measuring 7.4 in ...

One of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 3 miles into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a “code red” warning for aircraft.