Today at about 11:30am local time, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the country’s far east. Originating at a depth of roughly 20 kilometres, today’s powerful earthquake – among the ten strongest in recorded history and the largest worldwide since 2011 – has caused building damage and injuries in the largest nearby city,

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Kamchatka, Russia at 22:20pm UAE time, according to the NCM National Seismic Network. The Kamchatka region in Russia's Far East recorded 120 aftershocks in just 24 hours,

Tremors are regularly reported in this remote Russian peninsula dotted with volcanoes, some of which erupt every year.