After powerful earth tremors in the Pacific Ocean, residents of several settlements in Kamchatka had been advised to climb to elevations 30-40 metres high or move at least 2-3 kilometres away from the coast because of the tsunami threat,

Powerful earthquakes up to 7.4 magnitude struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering tsunami alerts across the Pacific before being lifted. Aftershocks continue as officials monitor the region.

Residents of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula were warned of potential tsunami waves as a series of earthquakes, including a 7.4 magnitude one, struck off the Russian coast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A Tsunami threat was issued off the Kamchatka coast, according to the U.S. Tsunami Warning System.