“An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 happened at 12.28 (4.48 Moscow time) in coordinates 42.8 N.
144.2 el.
at a depth of 68 km, ”said Elena Semyonova, head of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seismic station.
It is noted that the epicenter was located 157 km south-west of the village of Golovnino (Kunashir).
Earlier it was reported about tremors recorded last week in different regions of the country.
On Thursday, December 10, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 occurred in Buryatia, tremors were also felt in the Irkutsk region, the regional head office of the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported.
On Sunday, December 13, five earthquakes were recorded in Chechnya.