An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter scale occurred in the Pacific ocean near the commander Islands, according to the Kamchatka branch of the geophysical service of the Unified Russian Academy of Sciences.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located 96 km from the village Nikolskoe, Aleutian district, which is home to about 700 people. We will remind, it is located in the North-West of Bering island is the only inhabited settlement on the commander Islands.
The earthquake lies at a depth of 34 km. Information on casualties or damage were reported. The threat of a tsunami has not been announced.
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Recall, April 26, at the Eastern coast of Kamchatka seismologists recorded tremors of magnitude 4.7.
