Earthquake of 6.5 Magnitude Hits Kuril Islands Near Russia

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Another earthquake, this time measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, struck the Kuril Islands on Thursday morning Central European Time, the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences said. The European Seismological Center EMSC and the German Geophysical Center GFZ reported a magnitude of 4.9. The area off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula was hit by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, ranking among the ten most powerful in re…

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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 occurred near the Kuril Islands, the German geological survey GFZ reported. The tremor was recorded near Kamchatka, where one of the strongest earthquakes on record occurred on Wednesday.

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A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Kuril Islands on Thursday morning CEST, the European Seismological Center EMSC and the German Geophysical Center GFZ reported. The area off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula was hit by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, ranking among the ten strongest in recorded history.