“The strongest magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded on Thursday at 6:58 am local time. Its center lay at a depth of 34 km, the epicenter was located 37 km southeast of the village of Nikolskoye, located on one of the Commander Islands - Bering Island, ”Interfax quotes the words of a service representative.
It is noted that another 4.7 magnitude earthquake occurred 29 km from Nikolskoye.
“There are no injuries or damage as a result of earthquakes. No tsunami threat was announced, ”said a representative of the regional department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
Earlier it was reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 off the coast of Indonesia.