A tsunami warning has been issued following a series of powerful earthquakes off the Pacific coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), three significant quakes — including one with a magnitude of 7.4 — struck within a 32-minute span near 140 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the regional capital. The tremors, which included magnitudes of 6.7 and 7.4, were preceded by a 5.0-magnitude quake and followed by multiple aftershocks, including one measuring 6.6.

The US National Tsunami Warning Center issued alerts for Russia and as far as Hawaii in the United States, highlighting the potential impact across the Pacific region. Germany’s GFZ seismic monitor also confirmed the seismic activity, initially recording one of the quakes as 6.7 before upgrading it to 7.4. The Kamchatka region, facing the Pacific Ocean, is home to over 160,000 residents and lies northeast of Japan and across the Bering Sea from Alaska.