[April 20, 2006] Earthquake hits Russia's Far East region Tweet (Comtex Environment Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)HONG KONG, Apr 21, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale jolted the Far East region of Russia at 7:34 a.m.(2343 GMT) on Friday. According to Hong Kong Observatory, the epicenter was located at 61.1 north latitude and 167.2 east longitude, about 914 kilometers east-northeast of Magadan, Russia. No reports of casualties or damage are immediately available. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]