Prelim: 5.8-magnitude quake, Sakhalin, Russia.

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Summary:
Magnitude mb 5.6
Region SAKHALIN, RUSSIA
Date time 2010-03-16 at 09:44:20.5 UTC
Location 52.29 N ; 142.31 E
Depth 40 km
Distances 415 km NE Komsomolsk-na-amure (pop 275,164 ; local time 19:44 2010-03-16)
75 km NW Nogliki (pop 10,098 ; local time 19:44 2010-03-16)
55 km E Lazarev (pop 1,906 ; local time 19:44 2010-03-16)

nuke test

[link to wireupdate.com]

Moderate earthquake hits Russian island of Sakhalin
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 at 10:11 am | BNO NEWS | LEAVE A COMMENT
OKHA, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) — A moderate earthquake hit the Russian island of Sakhalin on Tuesday, seismologists said.
The earthquake at 7.44 p.m. local time had a preliminary magnitude of 5.9, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was centered about 164 kilometers (102 miles) south-southwest of the town of Okha, at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). An earthquake at that depth is considered to be shallow.
The magnitude of the earthquake was too low to cause a tsunami threat. There was no immediate word on damage or casualties from the earthquake.