UPDATE - Magnitude 8.7 earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
Earthquake shallow and powerful enough to trigger waves or tsunami
ADDS INFO; CHANGES MAGNITUDE, DEPTH
By Diyar Guldogan
WASHINGTON (AA) - An 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The epicenter was located at a depth of 18.2 kilometers (11.3 miles), it said.
The earthquake was shallow and powerful enough to trigger waves or a tsunami.
There were no injuries reported, according to preliminary reports, Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov said on Telegram.
"Today's earthquake was serious and the strongest in decades of tremors," he added.
An evacuation order was declared for the small town of Severo-Kurilsk in the Sakhalin region following a tsunami warning.
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