Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes Russia’s Kuril Islands, no tsunami threat

The US Geological Survey said the quake was magnitude 7, differing from Germany’s reading of 6.7. It added there was no tsunami threat in the Pacific after the tremor.

An aerial view shows Kunashiri Island, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia | Reuters

Moscow: An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck Russia’s Kuril Islands on Sunday day, the German Research Center for Geosciences said.

The agency initially had pegged the earthquake at 6.35 magnitude, with a 10-km (6.2-mile) depth.

The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake was at a magnitude of 7. The Pacific Tsunami Warning System, which also gauged the quake at 7.0, said there was no tsunami warning after the quake.

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