Feb 17, 2010 5:40 pm US/Pacific
USGS: 6.8 Earthquake Rocks China-Russia-N.Korea
BEIJING (AP) ―
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck Thursday morning in the region where China, Russia and North Korea meet, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The temblor hit about 9:15 a.m., and office towers in Beijing swayed slightly for about a minute.
The USGS said the quake was centered on the Russian coast along the sea of Japan, 61 miles (98 kilometers) west-southwest of Vladivostok, Russia and about 70 miles (110 kilometers) east from Yanji city in northeast China's Jilin province.
A man at the Jilin province earthquake bureau said the agency was trying to get more information and did not have any immediate details.
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Shanghai Daily: "A magnitude-6.5 earthquake jolted border region between China and Russia this morning, according to China Earthquake Networks Center."
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PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) characterizes earthquake as "strong" but "no damage is expected."
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