Thread: 6.9 magnitude quake hits southeastern Russia

Reuters – 1 hr 45 mins ago

An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hit southeastern Russia near the border with Mongolia on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter of the quake was 28 miles deep and was about 57 miles northeast of Kyzyl, Russia, USGS said.

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Great journalism as usual Yahoo...(sarcasm) In a related story it is raining some where today in a place close to you.

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How about a map of Russia with an X on it?

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Were there any injuries? Deaths? Any big or minor damage? Where's the rest of the story?

Quake strikes southeastern Russia
By the CNN Wire Staff updated 11:11 AM EST, Tue December 27, 2011

Moscow (CNN) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck a sparsely populated region of southeastern Russia on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake rumbled a part of Russia near its border with Mongolia. Its epicenter was about 60 miles east of the Russian city of Kyzyl and 210 miles northeast of Ulaangom, Mongolia, the Geological Survey said.

The earthquake was relatively shallow, with a depth of four miles.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/27/world/...ake/index.html



Strong quake strikes southeastern Siberia, no damage reported
20:44 27/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 27 (RIA Novosti)

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit the southeastern Siberian republic of Tuva on Tuesday caused no damage or casualties, a spokesman for the regional Emergencies Ministry said. “Everything is all right. Our dispatchers work round the clock and they did not receive any calls on any destruction,” the spokesman said.

One of the local citizens residing on the 9th floor of a multi-storey residential building said everything was shaking so intense that the wardrobes in his apartment were about to fall down.

According to the geophysical service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the epicenter of the quake was registered at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) some 120 km (75 miles) to the east of the city of Kyzyl at around 11:20 p.m. local time [15:20 GMT].

The ministry’s spokesman also said that local residents were warned about the possibility of aftershocks and were advised to leave their homes.

A spokesman for MRSK Siberia power grid company said that power supplies in the region were not damaged by the quake.

http://en.ria.ru/russia/20111227/170521954.html