As indicated in the department, the working groups created after the tremors to survey residential buildings and social facilities did not find any destruction or damage to buildings and roads.

“At the moment, a survey of housing and communal services and energy facilities has been carried out.

Socially significant facilities are operating normally.

No destruction or damage to objects and roads was found, ”TASS said.

It is noted that the working groups also conduct targeted checks on messages from citizens arriving at the unified dispatch service.

Earlier, the Ministry of Emergencies reported that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 occurred in the Irkutsk region. 

The Irkutsk administration later announced the introduction of a high alert regime after the earthquake.