Published: 14:16, October 16, 2026
6.9-magnitude quake hits Russia's Kamchatka
By Xinhua
This photo, taken on June 2, 2024, shows a landmark sculpture called "Russia Starts Here" in Kamchatka, Russia. (PHOTO/XINHUA)

VLADIVOSTOK — A magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Friday, about 161 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the region's largest city, the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported.

The quake occurred at 15:35 local time (0335 GMT) at a depth of 127.8 km.

Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said tremors were felt in parts of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Ust-Kamchatsky, Aleutsky, Vilyuchinsk and Yelizovsky.

No injuries or infrastructure damage were reported, and no tsunami warning was issued.