Two earthquakes with magnitudes above 5.0 occurred in the Kuril Islands

Two earthquakes of magnitude 5.1 and 5.3 occurred near the Kuril Islands. This was reported on February 12 by TASS with reference to the branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FITSGS RAS).

It is specified that the first earthquake event with a magnitude of 5.1 was recorded 291 km from the island of Simushir. The second occurred 55 km from the village of Malokurilskoye. The foci of both earthquakes were located at a depth of 63 km.

In addition, according to the FIS of the USGS RAS, the tremors could be felt on the Southern Kuril Islands.

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Strong tremors can cause landslides, avalanches, and damage to infrastructure.

On February 10, an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred in the Krasnodar Territory. The epicenter of the seismic event was located 35 km northwest of Novorossiysk, which has a population of about 241 thousand people. The source of the tremors was at a depth of 10 km. According to the Federal Research Center "Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences", the intensity at the epicenter was six points.

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