Moscow: A Strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on Richter scale hit Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Thursday, a spokesman for the Kamchatka branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Geophysical Service said.
"The earthquake was registered at 13:59 local time (4:59 Moscow time). Its epicenter was located at a depth of 34 kilometers some four kilometers away from the settlement of Ust-Kamchatsk," the spokesman said.
The earth tremors of a magnitude of up to four points on the Richter scale were felt in Ust-Kamchantsk, the spokesman added.
Local emergencies services said the quake had caused no damage or loss of life.
No tsunami warning was issued.
QNA
