Strong quake hits far eastern Russia – USGS
1:04 pm | Sunday, June 24th, 2012
MOSCOW – A 6.1 magnitude quake hit Russia’s far eastern coast on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported.
The quake struck at 11:15 am (0315 GMT) on the coast of the Kamchatka peninsula, about 580 kilometers (360 miles) north-northeast of the regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, at a depth of 17 kilometers, the USGS said.
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MOSCOW – A 6.1 magnitude quake hit Russia’s far eastern coast on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported.
