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New powerful earthquake registered in Sea of Okhotsk water area

The seismic focus of the quake was located some 623 kilometers below the floor of the sea
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PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, May 24 (Itar-Tass) -- A new earthquake measuring 6.8 points on the open-ended Richter scale occurred in the Sea of Okhotsk water area Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey /USGS/ said.

The seismic focus of the quake was located some 623 kilometers below the floor of the sea.