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Tremors felt in Moscow as 8.2 quake rattles Russia's Sakhalin region
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Published time: May 24, 2013 06:32
Edited time: May 24, 2013 16:21
Muscovites fled their offices after feeling the tremors that followed an earthquake in the Okhotsk Sea, thousands of kilometers away (image by @nakedarizona)
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Tremors have been felt all across Russia and in Europe, following a major 8.2 earthquake in the Sakhalin region. Panicking Muscovites began calling security services, and some decided to leave their homes.
The residents informed security services of vibration and tremors that caused furniture and kitchen utensils to move.
The magnitude of the tremors felt in Moscow was no higher than 1 on the Richter scale, the Agency of Hydrometeorological and Environmental monitoring indicated.
The initial Sakhalin quake was followed by a 6.2 aftershock later in the day, with its epicenter located 623 kilometers under the Okhotsk Sea.