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Tsunami Warning After 2 Large Quakes off Russia's Pacific Coast
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a warning for Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula after two quakes — the larger with a magnitude of 7.4 — struck in the sea nearby on Sunday. The larger quake was at a depth of 20 kilometers (12 miles) and was 144 kilometers (89 miles) east of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky,
image: Graphic showing how a tsunami works view more . Credit: Ocean Institute, modified by NOAA/ NWS/ CGS. Earthquakes of similar magnitude can cause tsunamis of greatly varying sizes.
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