00:00A powerful earthquake has just rattled Russia's Far East.
00:03Early this morning, a magnitude 5.2 quake struck near Shikotan Island in the Sakhalin
00:09Oblast region.
00:10The tremor hit at 8.24 a.m. local time, just 49 kilometers southeast of Shikotan, at a
00:16shallow depth of 10 kilometers.
00:18Shallow quakes are usually felt more strongly since they strike closer to the surface.
00:22Reports from multiple seismic agencies, including GFZ, RENIS, and Raspberry Shake, confirmed
00:28the magnitude at 5.2.
00:30In Shikotan, home to around 2,100 people, residents likely felt light shaking.
00:36Farther away in Yuzhno-Kurilsk, weak tremors may have been noticed, too.
00:41Luckily, the quake is not expected to have caused serious damage.
00:45Still, objects falling, broken glass, and minor disturbances are possible in the affected
00:50areas.
00:51Seismologists warn that details could change as more data comes in.
00:55For now, the region remains on alert, closely monitoring aftershocks and further updates.
01:00As always, the L
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