India, July 22 -- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the east coast of the Kamchatka region in Russia on Tuesday.

According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake was at a depth of 28 km (17.4 miles). A shallow earthquake is more dangerous as it is more prone to aftershocks.

The earthquake struck 1650 km east of Russia's Komsomolsk-on-Amur at around 2:07 PM local time on Tuesday (7:37 AM IST).

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