A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Kuril Islands on Saturday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported. The tremor occurred at 19:33:54 IST at a depth of 10 km, with its epicentre located at latitude 49.94°N and longitude 162.70°E.
NCS posted the details of earthquake in a post on X.
The quake comes just days after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula triggered large tsunami waves along the coastlines of Japan and Russia.
On August 5, the region also experienced a 5.1 magnitude tremor near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east, according to the US Geological Survey . That quake, centred 144 km southeast of Kamchatsky at a depth of 25 km.
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NCS posted the details of earthquake in a post on X.
EQ of M: 6.1, On: 09/08/2025 19:33:54 IST, Lat: 49.94 N, Long: 162.70 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Kuril Islands.
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) August 9, 2025
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The quake comes just days after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula triggered large tsunami waves along the coastlines of Japan and Russia.
On August 5, the region also experienced a 5.1 magnitude tremor near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east, according to the US Geological Survey . That quake, centred 144 km southeast of Kamchatsky at a depth of 25 km.
This is a developing story...
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