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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, December 18 /Xinhua/ — An earthquake measuring over 6.0 magnitude struck off the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Kamchatka-Inform news agency reported, citing the Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The earthquake occurred at 00:37 on December 19 local time.
"The epicenter of the seismic event, recorded at 00:37, was located in the Pacific Ocean, 103 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The epicenter was located at a depth of 42 km," the statement said.
There were no reports of damage or casualties.
On July 30, a powerful earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean 149 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, making it the strongest to hit the region since 1952. Its magnitude was 8.8. Aftershocks have been recorded off the coast of Kamchatka since then.
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