Double
earthquakes strike Kuril Islands region
1
March, 2013
The
second strong earthquake in the Kuril Islands in less than 24 hours
poses no tsunami threat to Hawaii, according to officials at the
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
The
preliminary magnitude-6.5 temblor, which struck at 2:53 a.m. Hawaii
time, had an epicenter 57 miles southeast of Ozernovskiy, Russia at a
depth of 25 miles, officals at the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
There
were no injuries immediately reported.
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