“The seismic event occurred on Sunday at 15:02 local time (6:02 Moscow time - RT ). Its focus lies at a depth of 288 km. The epicenter was located on land 54 km north-east of the village of Ust-Bolsheretsk, ”Interfax quoted the statement as saying.
The regional department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said that there were no casualties and damage as a result of the emergency.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 was previously reported in the Kronotsky Gulf off the eastern coast of Kamchatka.