A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred in Russia's Chukotka region, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported. The quake occurred at 8:38 UTC, 416 kilometres southwest of Chukotka's administrative centre Anadyr and 2,891 kilometres from Sapporo, Japan.
Meanwhile, the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences has reported that a 4.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded between Chukotka and the Kamchatka Peninsula.
No information on casualties or damage has been reported so far. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres.
#BREAKING#Strong #earthquake
— Xy5Z89🇩🇪 (@Xy5Z89) January 9, 2020
6.2MW #Magnitude #earthquake #Chukotka #Russia, 10km deep
09.01.2020/ 08:38:10 (UTC)
GPS: 62.34, 171.03
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The Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is part of Russia, located in the Far East. It is the second least populated region of Russia due to typically low temperatures, reaching -35C during the winter season. According to United States Geological Survey, a large number of small earthquakes have previously been recorded in the region.
