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

5.1-magnitude quake hits Kuril Islands -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-03-15 02:48:15

BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Kuril Islands at 1832 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 46.56 degrees north latitude and 153.12 degrees east longitude.