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Big undersea quake off Russia

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IANS Washington
Last Updated : May 24 2013 | 12:46 PM IST

An 8.2-magnitude earthquake under the Sea of Okhotsk was recorded early Friday, the US Geological Survey said.

The temblor was at a depth of 601.80 km, reported Xinhua.

The epicentre was located nearly 360 km southwest of Esso, a town in Russia's Kamchatka Krai region.

The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center of the US said in a statement that no tsunami is expected due to the depth of the quake.

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First Published: May 24 2013 | 12:30 PM IST

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