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Urgent: 5.4-magnitude quake hits 126km W of Kuril'sk, Russia -- USGS

Xinhua,November 30, 2017 Adjust font size:

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted 126km W of Kuril'sk, Russia at 22:32:23 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 45.189 degrees north latitude and 146.28 degrees east longitude. Enditem