Overview

• The USGS reports the quake struck at a depth of about 10 km roughly 80–90 miles east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
• The National Tsunami Warning Center issued a Tsunami Advisory for the Western Aleutian Islands, with no alerts in effect for the continental U.S. or Canada.
• The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said hazardous waves of about 1 to 3 meters are possible along parts of Russia’s coast.
• Officials said there were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties as assessments continue and aftershock activity is monitored.
• USGS recorded magnitude 5.8 and 5.4 quakes minutes after the mainshock, in a region already active following July’s magnitude 8.8 event.