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Курильские острова являются сейсмически активным регионом.
Землетрясение произошло на Курильских островах. Об этом сообщают специалисты Европейско-средиземноморского сейсмического центра (EMSC).
Подземные толчки зафиксировали в 21:42 по местному времени (13:42 мск). Их магнитуда достигала 4,4 — это сейсмологи считают ощутимым землетрясением, способным привести к незначительным повреждениям в районе эпицентра.
Эпицентр явления находился в 94 километрах к юго-востоку от города Северо-Курильска, где проживает около 2400 человек. Очаг залегал на глубине 40 километров. О пострадавших и разрушениях в российском регионе информация не поступала.

The head of the Sirius federal territory, Dmitry Plishkin, called on residents and guests to refrain from spending long periods on the streets and not to open windows due to the deteriorating air and water conditions; the beaches are temporarily closed.

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov announced that the declining water level of the Caspian Sea will be a key topic at the upcoming Caspian Environmental Summit in Turkmenistan, attributing the cyclical fluctuations to climatic factors affecting water inflow and evaporation.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Kamchatka Territory warned residents about the approach of a powerful cyclone. On the night of October 7, heavy rains and storm winds of up to 32 m/s are forecast in a number of districts in the region.

A delegation of environmental specialists from the DPRK visited the Land of the Leopard national park in Vladivostok and expressed interest in the Russian experience in studying and protecting the Far Eastern leopard and the Amur tiger, discussing the possibilities of joint research and cooperation in preparation for the second meeting of the subcommittee on environmental protection of the intergovernmental commission of the Russian Federation and the DPRK.

Since the beginning of the year, eight cases of bear attacks on people have been recorded in the Primorsky Territory, all of them non-fatal. As a rule, attacks are provoked by humans, especially hunters and wild plant gatherers, said Deputy Minister of Forestry of the region Alexey Surovy.

According to UNICEF, a strong El Niño event between October and December 2026 will cause unusually wet or dry conditions, affecting more than 347 million children in one hundred countries and increasing the risk of floods, droughts, displacement, malnutrition, water shortages and disease outbreaks.