Moscow, Oct. 16 -- An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula region on Friday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) and the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said there was no tsunami warning, advisory, watch or threat following the earthquake.

According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 9:05 am IST today at a depth of 152 km, with its epicentre located at latitude 52.068deg North and longitude 157.164deg East.

The EMSC reported a preliminary magnitude of 7.0, placing the earthquake approximately 123 km southwest of Vilyuchinsk in the Russian Federation.

In a post on X, the EMSC said the e...