Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Russia: USGS

A magnitude 5.6 quake struck near Vladivostok, in Russia's far east near the border with China and North Korea, the US Geological Survey said on Friday.

A magnitude 5.6 quake struck near Vladivostok, in Russia's far east near the border with China and North Korea, the US Geological Survey said on Friday.

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The quake hit on Saturday morning local time, 54 miles (87 km) west-southwest of the major Pacific port of Vladivostok, at a depth of 356 miles (540 km), the USGS said.