6.2 Earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 143 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

"A very strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 177 km (110 mi) from Kamchatka, Russia, late in the evening at 11.42 pm local time (GMT +11). The quake had a shallow depth of 52 km (32 mi) and was felt widely in the area." VD