Quake happens in Krasnoyarsk, Abakan

Archive December 27, 2011, 20:18

There is no imminent information about possible casualties or damage

KRASNOYARSK, December 27 (Itar-Tass) — Krasnoyarsk and Abakan reported a powerful tremor at 11:37 p.m. (7:37 p.m. Moscow time) on Tuesday. Furniture moved and window glass vibrated.

The Siberian regional center of the Emergency Situations Ministry is evaluating the situation.

The U.S. Geological Survey said that a quake of 6.6 points occurred in southeastern Russia, 96 kilometers away from Kizil. It said the quake was nested at the depth of 6.9 kilometers.

There is no imminent information about possible casualties or damage.

 

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