RUSSIA – A Tsunami warning was on Saturday Issued after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit Russia’s far east region of Kamchatka Krai.

The tremor’s epicenter was off the coast of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, administrative center of Kamchatka Krai, Russia, at a depth of 39.5 kilometers (24.5 miles).

The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said “hazardous” waves were possible along coasts within 300 kilometers (186 miles) of the epicenter.

“All services have been put on high alert… Specialists have begun inspecting socially significant facilities and residential buildings after the strong aftershock,” the local Governor Vladimir Solodov said.

“A tsunami threat has been declared. We ask everyone to be especially careful when visiting Khalaktyrsky Beach and other tsunami-prone areas,” he added.

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky hosts the Russian Navy’s Rybachiy submarine base, and the air force’s Yelizovo airbase.

There have been no reports of casualties or damage.

Russian authorities issued a tsunami warning along the Kamchatka coastline, placing services on high alert and urging residents to stay away from tsunami-prone areas like beaches.

On July 30, the strongest earthquake ever recorded at an 8.8 magnitude on the peninsula occurred, and Russian scientists recorded more than 100 aftershocks with magnitudes above 5.0 after the primary tremor.