An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 recorded near the Kuril Islands

It is reported by Interfax - Far East, citing a representative of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seismic station.

“The seismic event occurred on Sunday afternoon, local time. Its epicenter was 84 km south of the city of Severo-Kurilsk, located on the island of Paramushir, ”the report said.

It is specified that the inhabitants of the settlements closest to the epicenter did not feel tremors. In addition, experts reported no threat of tsunami.

Earlier off the coast of the United States in the Pacific, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 occurred.