‘Hazardous’ tsunami warnings after 7.4 magnitude quake strikes off Russia’s coast

‘Hazardous’ tsunami warnings after 7.4 magnitude quake strikes off Russia’s coast

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A tsunami alert has been issued after multiple earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia. Photo / US Geological Survey

A series of powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia’s far east on Sunday, triggering a tsunami alert, the US Geological Survey said.

Earlier 5.0-magnitude and 6.7-magnitude earthquakes did not initially trigger a tsunami alert, but were followed by a 7.4-magnitude quake at 8.49pm GMT, prompting the USGS to