5.5 Earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 159 km east of Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

"A strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 71 km (44 mi) from Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, in the morning at 9.52 am local time (GMT +10). The quake had a shallow depth of 36 km (23 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD