Magnitude 7.8 quake strikes off Russia's Kuril Islands - USGS

Magnitude 7.8 quake strikes off Russia's Kuril Islands - USGS

An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck offshore 218 kilometers south-southeast of Severo in Russia's Kuril Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Tuesday.

The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said it was analyzing the event.

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