The magnitude earthquake of 6.4 hit the Russian Republic of Altai in the south of Siberia on Saturday morning. So far, they have only reported minor material damage from the area, but not victims or injured, but they introduced an increased emergency regime and canceled public events. According to the AP, TASR informs this from the Russian media and the statements of the authorities.
The earthquake occurred at 8.48 am local time (02.48 CET), the geophysical service of the Russian Academy of Sciences informed. The shocks were also felt in neighboring regions.
They did not claim any victims or injured, but they introduced the so -called. Mode of increased alert, They canceled public events and announced possible problems with water supply in areas around the earthquake epicenter. Andrej Turčak announced this on the telegram platform.
He explained that in some areas they had preliminarily found minor damage, but denied that the shocks would cause more destruction. AP writes that such messages are spreading on social networks. “I call on the inhabitants to rely on officially confirmed reports and keep peace,” added Turkak.
