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A 6.2-magnitude earthquake was reported in Russia on Friday (January 23), according to the United States Geological Survey.
The earthquake was recorded at 12:42 a.m. local time and centered at 128 kilometers (about 80 miles) south of Vilyuchinsk at a depth of 52.2 kilometers (about 34 miles). The USGS said it received zero reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time of publication on Thursday (January 22).
There were no reports of a potential tsunami threat in connection with the Russian earthquake at the time of publication. The 6.2-magnitude earthquake was the largest reported on Thursday and the second-largest reported in Russia this year. Russia is reported to have had 12 earthquakes measuring 1.5-magnitude or greater in the past seven days; 63 in the past 30 days; and 1,536 in past 365 days, according to EarthquakeTrack.com.
Earthquakes measured between 2.5 and 5.4 magnitude can be felt by a large population, however, rarely results in much damage, according to Michigan Tech via the Sacramento Bee.
An estimated 500,000 detectable earthquakes are reported worldwide annually, however, around 100,000 are felt and only 100 typically result in serious damage. Officials strongly advise that anyone caught in an earthquake should drop, cover and hold on, according to the Sacramento Bee.