Tsunami threat looms over Russia and Hawaii after series of earthquakes

A series of earthquakes, including a powerful 7.4 magnitude tremor off the Kamchatka Peninsula, prompted a tsunami warning for parts of Russia and a watch for Hawaii. The larger quake occurred 89 miles east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city of 180,000, with potential tsunami heights of up to 60 centimeters, as emergency services monitor ongoing aftershocks.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: A big earthquake happened near a city in Russia, and because of that, there’s a warning for a possible tsunami that could even reach Hawaii!

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