Russia 8.2 Quake Epicenter (Image Credit: USGS) |
There were no casualties or substantial damage from the quake, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the temblor struck at 2:44 p.m. UTC at a depth of 608.9 kilometers (378.4 miles). The quake's epicenter was located in the Sea of Okhotsk, 362 kilometers (225 miles) west southwest of Esso, Russia.
The quake was felt in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the main city of nearby Kamchatka peninsula and home to a nuclear submarine base, and on Sakhalin island, which the location of Russia's largest liquefied natural gas project.
Minor tremors were reported as far away as Moscow and Northern Japan.
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