Powerfull Earthquake Hits Russia’s Lake Baikal
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 10:25 am Under World Breaking news 4 views
MOSCOW :A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the southern part of Russia’s Lake Baikal on Wednesday, causing brief power and phone outages in the nearby city of Irkutsk according to RIA news agency.
No casualties or serious damage were reported.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said it measured the quake at 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale and that it struck 64 kilometres (40 miles) south of Irkutsk at a depth of 10 kilometres.
The local Russian seismologial centre measured the quake at 6.0 on the Richter scale, adding that moderate tremors of up to 5.0 magnitudes were felt in Irkutsk.
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