No tsunami threat to Malaysia after powerful Russia quake

A woman watches a television broadcast of a tsunami warning for much of coastal Japan following a 8.7 magnitude quake in the sea off eastern Russia, outside a gaming shop in central Tokyo on July 30, 2025. A powerful 8.7 magnitude earthquake off Russia's far east has prompted tsunami alerts across parts of the Pacific including Japan, Hawaii, Russia and Ecuador, and warnings along the California coast, US authorities said. (Photo by Richard BROOKS and Richard A. BROOKS / AFP)

Sinar Daily

| 30 Jul 2025 12:30 pm

MetMalaysia said the earthquake, which occurred at 7.24am Malaysian time, was located 107 kilometres (km) southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia, at a depth of 42 km.

KUALA LUMPUR - There is no tsunami threat to Malaysia following a powerful earthquake that struck off the eastern coast of Kamchatka, Russia, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said.

In a statement, MetMalaysia said the earthquake, which occurred at 7.24am Malaysian time, was located 107 kilometres (km) southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia, at a depth of 42km.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake measured a magnitude of 8.7 and struck 126 km east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

International media reported that several countries, including Japan, the United States, the Philippines and Indonesia, have issued tsunami warnings in response to the quake. - BERNAMA

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No tsunami threat to Malaysia after powerful Russia quake

MetMalaysia said the earthquake, which occurred at 7.24am Malaysian time, was located 107 kilometres (km) southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia, at a depth of 42 km.

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