Its magnitude was three points on the Richter scale. According to the Yle portal, the tremors were felt around midnight in Lumijoki, located 40 kilometers south of Oulu. The epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of ten kilometers.

At the same time, according to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake magnitude was 3.5 points, and this according to seismologists is an unusually strong indicator for Finland.

Several calls from anxious citizens were received to the city's rescue service. The earth was clearly vibrating a couple of times with an interval of a few seconds, - said the duty officer of the fire department.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, on one of the Philippine islands on August 11 there was a powerful earthquake. Its magnitude was 6.6 points. As reported by Reutrers, an earthquake struck the island of Luzon. At the moment, there has been no information on injured or destroyed.