British News Agency

Information about the earthquake was released by the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FIC RAS).

The epicenter of the quake, recorded at 18:58:17 local time (UTC), was determined to be at 53.38° north latitude and 159.92° east longitude. It was reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 123 kilometers.

Following the quake, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a tsunami threat warning.

Additional statements from authorities and international monitoring organizations are awaited.