5.3-magnitude quake hits Kuril Islands -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.3-magnitude quake hits Kuril Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua| 2026-08-20 02:23:30|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Kuril Islands at 1807 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 49.73 degrees north latitude and 155.66 degrees east longitude.

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