A quake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck Russia’s Kuril Islands, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported on Wednesday.
Available data shows that the incident occurred at 2:49 pm local time, 98 kilometers east of the town of Severo-Kuril’sk, home to about 2,422 people. The epicenter was registered at a depth of 53.4 kilometers.
No casualties or material damage were initially reported following the earthquake.
