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A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula near the Pacific Ocean coast on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The earthquake occurred at 3.35 p.m. local time (0335 GMT), about 76 kilometres (47 miles) northeast of Ozernovskiy, near the peninsula’s southern tip. It struck at a depth of 143.2 kilometres (89 miles), according to the USGS.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The US tsunami warning system said no tsunami was expected because of the earthquake’s depth.
