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7.3 Quake hits Russia's Lake Baikal area 10 10 01

Quake hits Russia's Lake Baikal area, no injuries

MOSCOW, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake registering 7.3 on the Richter scale struck the sparsely populated area around Lake Baikal in Russia's eastern Siberia region on Wednesday, but no injuries or damage were reported.

Russian news agencies, quoting Siberian seismologist Kirill Levy, said the epicentre lay in the centre of the lake, which holds one-fifth of the world's fresh water. It is also the deepest lake in the world at more than 1.5 km (0.9 miles).

Itar-Tass news agency said some residents of Irkutsk, the largest town in the region where the quake registered 4.5, had left their homes and a number of schools and offices were operating on reduced hours.

The region is subject to frequent seismic activity. Up to 2,000 seismic movements are recorded each year in the area, Levy said.

Tass said the strongest quake recorded in the area, in 1861, caused the banks of Lake Baikal to shift several metres (feet).

05:39 10-10-01

-- Anonymous, October 10, 2001

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Well, one that size will have one on the other side of the globe somewhere in the next few days.....

10:45pm

-- Anonymous, October 10, 2001

Yep, it sure will.

-- Anonymous, October 11, 2001