Ammon News - A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka peninsula - with a tsunami warning issued.

The quake was recorded at a depth of around 51km (32 miles), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

It struck at 8.10pm UK time, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), around 50 miles from the coastal city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, which is said to have a population of more than 150,000 people.

The US National Tsunami Warning Centre said there was a tsunami threat from the quake.

The tsunami warning said waves up to a metre above tide level were possible for some coastal areas in Russia but added that impacts were likely to be limited.

It also predicted a "low likelihood" of casualties from the earthquake.

The earthquake could be felt more than 100km (62 miles) away from the epicentre, the US National Tsunami Warning Centre said.

In 1952, the area suffered a 9-magnitude earthquake, which was said to have triggered a large tsunami.

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