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Originally published Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 10:47 PM
Quake strikes off coast of eastern Russia
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.1 earthquake has struck off the coast of eastern Russia.
The Associated Press
NEW YORK —
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.1 earthquake has struck off the coast of eastern Russia.
The strong temblor was centered 166 miles (268 km) south-southwest of Il'pyrskiy, just off Russia's Far East Coast at 11:15 p.m. EDT on Saturday, according to the USGS website.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages and there was no immediate tsunami alert issued.
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