6.6-magnitude quake strikes near Nikol'skoye, Russia -- USGS

WASHINGTON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted 203 km southeast of Nikol'skoye, Russia at 11:05:10 GMT Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 29.5 km, was initially determined to be at 54.203 degrees north latitude and 168.656 degrees east longitude.