A 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck the east coast of Russia this morning.

According to the US Geological Survey the quake struck Russia's Kamchatka peninsula in the early hours of Saturday, September 13. The quake comes days after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake, the sixth strongest ever recorded, hit the region.

The USGS reports that the latest quake’s epicentre was 111.7 km (69.3 miles) east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and at a depth of about 39 km (24 miles).

The US Tsunami warning system has not issued a tsunami threat following the earthquake.

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