5.8-magnitude quake hits Kuril Islands -- USGS

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted east of the Kuril Islands, in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast region, at 0440 GMT Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 29.4 km, was initially determined to be at 45.8251 degrees north latitude and 152.2895 degrees east longitude.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)