Magnitude 6.3 quake off Russian Pacific coast

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck on Thursday in the Pacific Ocean south of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, near the Kurile islands claimed by Russia and Japan, the US geological survey reported.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck on Thursday in the Pacific Ocean south of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, near the Kurile islands claimed by Russia and Japan, the US geological survey reported.

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The quake hit at a depth of 49 kilometres (30 miles), the USGS said on an internet site monitored by Reuters in London. There were no immediate reports of damage ashore.