An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred in the Pacific Ocean near the southern Kuril Islands

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred in the Pacific Ocean on the night of September 24.

The epicenter of the earthquake was 32 kilometers east of the village of Malokurilskoye on the island of Shikotan, the source was at a depth of 58 kilometers under the seabed.

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, September 24 – RIA Novosti. An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 was registered on Thursday night near the southern Kuril Islands, it was felt in Shikotan, Elena Semenova, head of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seismic station, told RIA Novosti.

“An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred in the Pacific Ocean on the night of September 24. Its epicenter was 32 kilometers east of the village of Malokurilskoye on the island of Shikotan, the source was located at a depth of 58 kilometers under the seabed,” the seismologist said.