Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 recorded near Kuril Islands

Seismologists on Tuesday recorded an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 in the sea near the southern group of the Kuril Islands, Russia’s Sakhalin region, the head of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seismic station, Elena Semenova, told TASS, Report informs.

"The epicenter was located 125 km southeast of Iturup Island (the southern group of the Kuril Islands) at a depth of 59 km," Semenova said.

According to the seismologist, tremors with a force of up to 3 points were felt by residents of the island of Iturup, and up to 2 points - by the neighboring island of Kunashir. With such intensity, people feel slight vibrations and hanging objects sway.