Russia's Kamchatka hit by 6.8-magnitude earthquake, Kuril Islands struck by 6.7: Tsunami warning issued

An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck Russia's Kamchatka and 6.7 struck Kuril Islands on Sunday, the German Research Center for Geosciences said. The National Seismic Network stations reported that Kamchatka experienced the strongest earthquake since 1952, measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale on July 31. It triggered widespread tsunami warnings in the US, Japan, Russia, China and others. Around 10-foot tsunami waves hit Hawaii on Wednesday morning after the earthquake, triggering an evacuation. The Ministry for Emergency Services said that tsunami waves were possible in three areas of Kamchatka. "The expected wave heights are low, but you must still move away from the shore," the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app, after the latest seismic activity in the area.

Russia’s Kuril Islands hit by after 6.7 quake days after Kamchatka’s 8.8 megaquake

Russia's Krasheninnikov volcano, which has remained dormant for 450 years, also erupted and authorities said that it may be connected to the earthquake that rocked Russia's Far East last week, Russia's RIA state news agency reported on Sunday. The epicentre of this strong quake on July 31, as per the United States Geological Survey (USGS) was located 133 km southeast of Petropavlovsk‑Kamchatsky in Russia, at a depth of 74 km. The mega-quake, as per the regional seismic monitoring service, was the region's strongest since 1952. It warned that aftershocks of up to 7.5 magnitude were possible.