Overview

• An early Friday local-time earthquake struck off the east coast near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, shaking homes and vehicles but prompting no immediate reports of injuries or major damage.
• Initial readings varied, with TASS citing magnitude 7.7 at about 40 km depth and the USGS listing a stronger, shallower event, before the regional seismic service revised the figure to magnitude 7.2 at roughly 125 km depth.
• Authorities issued a tsunami warning for Kamchatka’s east coast, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center lifted the alert after wave assessments showed limited hazard.
• Emergency services were placed on heightened readiness, inspections of buildings began, and officials reported several aftershocks reaching up to magnitude 5.8.
• This quake follows a recent magnitude‑7.4 offshore event and a powerful magnitude‑8.8 in late July, underscoring a sustained period of seismic activity in the region.