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Massive Quake Hits Sea Of Okhotsk, No Tsunami Warning

A 8.2-magnitude earthquake struck the Sea of Okhotsk at a depth of 601.80 kilometer on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Epicenter of the massive tremor was located 359 kilometer southwest of Esso, a town in Russia's Kamchatka Krai region.

The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center of the United States said in a statement that due to the depth of the earthquake no tsunami is expected.

The China Earthquake Networks Center recorded the 05:44 GMT quake's magnitude at 8.7, according to Xinhua news agency.

by RTTNews Staff Writer

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