Quote of the Day: Earthquake Rattles Russia's East but Causes Little Damage
YELENA KOTENKO, a guide in the Kuril Islands, on the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the nearby Kamchatka region of Russia and set off tsunami waves.
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Dormant volcano erupts in Russia for first time in around 500 years, days after magnitude 8.8 megaquake
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