World

Magnitude 7.8 quake strikes off Russia's Kuril Islands: USGS

Magnitude 7.8 quake strikes off Russia's Kuril Islands: USGS

By Reuters

An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck offshore 218 kilometers south-southeast of Severo in Russia’s Kuril Islands, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Tuesday. The US National Tsunami Warning Center said it was analyzing the event.