2 earthquakes hit Russia's far eastern Sakhalin region

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Two earthquakes on Friday hit Russia's Yuzhno-Kurilsk in the far eastern Sakhalin region, with no reports of injuries or damage, said the local branch of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

The first 5.4-magnitude earthquake occurred at 2:04 p.m. (0304 GMT) 46 km north-west of Yuzhno-Kurilsk with a depth of 26 km, the ministry said.

Ten minutes later, another 4.1-magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 43 km.