Magnitude 4.9 earthquake registered near Kuril Islands
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK (Russia): A 4.9 magnitude earthquake was registered on Thursday near Russia’s Kuril islands, Elena Semenova, the head of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seismological station, told Sputnik. “The 4.9 magnitude earthquake was registered at 9.43am local time. “The epicentre was located at a depth of 55 kilometres, 32 kilometres east of the