This was reported to RIA Novosti in the Sakhalin branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

It is noted that the epicenter was located 35 kilometers northwest of the Kuril island of Matua.

The earthquake source was located at a depth of 160 kilometers.

On February 13, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 occurred in the Pacific Ocean near the Kuril Islands.