KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) — 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement, MetMalaysia said the earthquake, which occurred at 7.24 am Malaysian time, was located 107 kilometres (km) southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia, at a depth of 42 km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
International media reported that several countries, including Japan, the United States, the Philippines and Indonesia, have issued tsunami warnings in response to the quake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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