Magnitude-7.4 earthquake hits Russia’s coast

• A magnitude 7.4 earthquake recently struck near Russia's Kamchatka peninsula.
• The US Tsunami warning system initially issued a threat following the quake, but it was subsequently called off.
• The earthquake's epicentre was located 111.7km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at a depth of approximately 39km.
• This event is considered the largest aftershock of a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the region on 29 July.
• There have been no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage, and no tsunami warning was issued for Japan.

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Magnitude-7.4 earthquake rocks Russia’s east coast of Kamchatka as tsunami warning called off