Another quake of magnitude 6 strikes Russia's Kuril Islands region

Another quake of magnitude 6 strikes Russia's Kuril Islands region

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A magnitude 6 earthquake struck the east of the Kuril Islands region of Russia on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), EMSC said.

On July 30, a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit the eastern coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering tsunami warnings in parts of Russia.

The earthquake originated from the convergent boundary between the Pacific Plate and the Okhotsk Sea Plate (often associated with the North American Plate in this region) at the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench.

The massive earthquake was followed by several strong aftershocks.

The Kuril Islands stretch from the southern tip of Kamchatka Peninsula.

On August 3, another 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Islands.