Earthquake in Kamchatka, Russia: Magnitude determined to be as high as 8.7.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the earthquake off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East had a magnitude of 8.7, higher than the initial magnitude of 8 determined by the USGS.

The earthquake off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East measured 8.7 magnitude. (Source: ET)

According to updated information at 8:10 AM (Vietnam time), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) stated that the earthquake off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East has a magnitude of 8.7, higher than the initial magnitude of 8 determined by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Meanwhile, a representative from the branch of the United Geophysical Agency of the Russian Academy of Sciences stated that the earthquake had a magnitude of 8.5. The fissure extended southwestward, stretching approximately 200km.

According to the latest information, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued a tsunami warning for waves as high as 3 meters that could strike the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands in the south.

The agency added that it had recorded magnitude 2 earthquakes on Japan's 7-point seismic intensity scale in Hokkaido.

From the US, the Honolulu Emergency Management Department – ​​the capital of Hawaii – has called for the evacuation of several coastal areas of the state due to the risk of a dangerous tsunami following the earthquake.

Previously, according to the USGS, the earthquake occurred in the sea 126 km east-southeast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, with a focal depth of 18.2 km. It is still unclear whether any damage occurred in the Russian Far East.

According to VNA

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