Quake hits off Russia's coast

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck off Russia's coast, but there is no danger of a Pacific-wide tsunami.

A large, magnitude 6.6 earthquake has struck in the Pacific Ocean off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the US Geological Survey says.

There is no danger of a Pacific-wide tsunami from the quake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says.

The quake struck at a depth of 30km and was centred 225km west-southwest of Nilol'skoye, Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia.