Two back-to-back earthquakes of magnitudes 6.5, 5.0 strike near Japan's Kuril Islands

Two earthquakes of magnitudes 6.5 and 5.0 struck near Japan's coast in quick succession, according to the US Geological Survey and the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The first tremor of magnitude 6.5 struck near the Kuril Islands at 2:45 pm, followed by another 5.0 magnitude earthquake at 3:07 pm.

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