Earthquake of Magnitude 5.5 near the Coast of Kamchatka

The branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Kamchatka region reported on Sunday that an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale occurred near the coast of the region. According to a statement issued by the service, the earthquake occurred 199 kilometers away from the village of Milkovo. The statement added that the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 53 kilometers. There is currently no information about casualties or damage caused by the earthquake.