*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places
5.5 Quake Reported in Kuril Islands*
Tuesday August 28, 2007 6:16 AM
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off the coast of
Russia's Kuril Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said Monday.
The quake occurred 110 miles southwest of Severo-Kuril'sk in the Kuril
Islands - 1,210 miles northeast of Tokyo - on Tuesday at 1:16 p.m. local
time, the survey's National Earthquake Information Center said.
Seismologist Shengzao Chen said there were no current reports of damage.
The Kuril Islands are held by Russia but also claimed by Japan, where
the four-island chain is known as the Northern Territories.
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