No tsunami threat to Malaysia from powerful Russia quake


KUALA LUMPUR: There is no tsunami threat to Malaysia following a powerful earthquake that struck off the eastern coast of Kamchatka, Russia, says the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). 

In a statement, MetMalaysia said the earthquake, which occurred at 7.24am Malaysian time, was located 107km South-East of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia, at a depth of 42km.

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