An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 rocked Russia's Kuril Islands, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Available data showed that the incident occurred at 3:46 am local time, 104 kilometers south of the town of Severo-Kuril'sk, home to about 2,422 people, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
The epicenter was registered at a depth of 54.4 kilometers.
No casualties or material damage were initially reported following the earthquake.
