Magnitude 7 Quake Hits Russia as Japan Issues Erroneous 9.9 Tsunami Warning

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, a region on the Pacific Ring of Fire. Japan's authorities mistakenly issued a tsunami warning listing a magnitude of 9.9. The erroneous figure was reported as a mistake in the alert. The Kamchatka Peninsula sits on a tectonic belt that surrounds most of the Pacific Ocean and is a known hotspot for seismic activity.
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