“Earth tremors with a magnitude of 4.6 were registered on October 1 at 15:08 (7:08 Moscow time),” RIA Novosti quotes a statement.

It is noted that the epicenter of the earthquake was located 19 km east of the village of Val, Nogliki district.

Earlier, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the east coast of Taiwan.

As a result of tremors, a train derailed, and a three-story building was also destroyed.

Rescuers pulled several people out of the rubble.