A 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit the southeastern Siberian republic of Tuva on Tuesday caused no damage or casualties, RIA Novosti cites a spokesman for the regional Emergencies Ministry as saying.
“Everything is all right. Our dispatchers work round the clock and they did not receive any calls on any destruction,” the spokesman said.
According to the geophysical service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the epicenter of the quake was registered at a depth of 10 km some 120 km to the east of the city of Kyzyl at around 11:20 p.m. local time.
The ministry’s spokesman also said that local residents were warned about the possibility of aftershocks and were advised to leave their homes.
