Earthquake ‘the strongest in decades’, says Russian officialpublished at 02:25 British Summer Time
02:25 BST
The 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck about 78 miles (126km) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, at a depth of 18 kilometres, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The tremor generated a tsunami of 3-4 metres in Kamchatka, according to Sergei Lebedev, the regional minister for emergency situations.
There were no injuries, but a kindergarten was damaged, according to preliminary information, Lebedev added.
“Today’s earthquake was serious and the strongest in decades of tremors,” Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov said in a video posted on the Telegram messaging app.