Magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits off coast of Russia’s Kamchatka

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake hit at a depth of 51 kilometres, EMSC said.

The quake comes over a week after another powerful quake measuring a magnitude 7.2 struck the same region at the same depth on August 17, triggering a volcanic eruption.

No injuries or damage has been reported so far.

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