Strong 6.2 quake in Russia near North Korea border

Washington: A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck on Friday in eastern Russia near the border with China and North Korean, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 1300 GMT, was southwest of Vladivostok, around nine kilometers (five miles) from the Russian border town of Zarubino, at a depth of 561 kilometers (350 miles), according to the USGS.