7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Russia's Kamchatka, tsunami warning issued
PTC News Desk: A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck Russia’s Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region in the early hours of Friday, September 19, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km (6.2 miles) and was followed by several aftershocks, the strongest measuring 5.8.
In the immediate aftermath, the U.S. National Weather Service issued a tsunami advisory. Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov confirmed on Telegram that a tsunami warning had been issued for the eastern coast of the peninsula after an earlier 7.2 quake was recorded. He said residents were being alerted to the potential threat, though no damage had yet been reported, and all emergency services were on high alert.
Check-in counter SHAKES at airport in Kamchatka
Emergency services on FULL alert
Three magnitude 5 AFTERSHOCKS recorded off eastern coast https://t.co/ivXwIjUvoa pic.twitter.com/pwuWE6T4mU — RT (@RT_com) September 18, 2025
Warnings were also extended to parts of the Kuril Islands, located north of Japan, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre and U.S. National Weather Service briefly issued a tsunami advisory for sections of Alaska.
Earlier, a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, triggering widespread tsunami warnings across the Pacific, which was the largest since 2011.
The seismic event was one of the strongest globally in more than a decade and is tied as the sixth-largest ever recorded since modern records began.
- With inputs from agencies
