<p>An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Kuril Islands region in far eastern Russia to the northeast of Japan, on Saturday, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ).</p><p>The quake was at a depth of 142 km (88 miles), GFZ said. </p>
<p>An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Kuril Islands region in far eastern Russia to the northeast of Japan, on Saturday, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ).</p><p>The quake was at a depth of 142 km (88 miles), GFZ said. </p>