Summary
Scientists from the National Centre for Seismology and other groups measured it.
It was about 150 kilometres deep and did not create a tsunami.
People are waiting to see if any buildings were hurt.
Key Points
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Magnitude seven earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
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Occurred at 9:05 a.m. local time.
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Depth around 150 kilometres below the surface.
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No tsunami warning was issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Scientists are checking for any damage.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsmagnitude
how strong the shaking is
earthquake
the ground shaking
National Centre for Seismology
the organization that watches for earth shaking
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
the U.S. group that watches oceans and weather
kilometres
a way to measure long distances, about 1,000 meters
tsunami
very big waves that can happen after an underwater earthquake
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