6.3 Magnitude quake hits off Russia's Kuril Islands

Sputnik
Tue, 09 Oct 2018 10:59 UTC

An earthquake has been recorded near the Kuril Islands days after the Ebeko volcano on Paramushir Island erupted, according to reports from geophysical services.

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake was recorded near the Kuril Islands on October 9, the Sakhalin branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences geophysical service reported.

"At 6:45 p.m. local time, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred with an epicenter 146 kilometers east of the island of Onekotan. The epicenter depth is 56 kilometers," the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seismic station representative said.

M6 - 138km S of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
Mag: 6
Depth: 42.02km
Date-Time: 2018-10-09 07:45:14 UTChttps://t.co/GjdDxtSSTo#USGS #Earthquake #Russia pic.twitter.com/oS2ozAkThI

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No tsunami warnings have been issued.