A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a tsunami warning for coastal areas within a 300km radius.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of potentially dangerous waves.
This latest quake comes after an 8.8-magnitude quake in July that triggered mass evacuations across the Pacific, bringing back memories of the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan.
The agency said the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4 and struck the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned that "hazardous" waves could form along coastal areas within 300 kilometers of the epicenter.
The center later said that "the tsunami threat ... has now passed.
" In July, a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a tsunami up to four meters high in the Pacific Ocean.
The earthquake, among the most powerful ever recorded, prompted widespread evacuations, with Hawaii, Japan and other coastal regions placed on high alert as authorities prepared for a potential disaster.
Two million people in Japan were quickly ordered to evacuate to higher ground due to a tsunami warning.
The warnings were later canceled or downgraded, but the quake was the deadliest in Japan since the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 15,000 people, raising fears of another disaster.
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