An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred in the Novosibirsk region.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred near a railway junction in the Novosibirsk region. This was announced on July 18 on the website of the Altai-Sayan branch of the United Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences Research Center.

"Operational notification of a seismic event. Hearth time GMT (UTC): July 17, 2026. <... Latitude: 53.31. Longitude: 77.86. Magnitude: 5.3," the publication says.

It is noted that the intensity at the epicenter was 6.8.

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