A powerful earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale jolted Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami with a wave height of 3 to 4 meters.
Several buildings were damaged, but no injuries have been reported as per preliminary reports.
Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov said today's earthquake was the strongest in decades of tremors. Authorities have urged people to move
away from the shoreline of the peninsula.
Details awaited
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