A national flag of Russia and a flag of Russia's Sakhalin region flutter in the village of Malokurilskoye on the island of Shikotan, Southern Kuriles, Russia, December 18, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A boy fishes on the banks of Malokurilskaya Bay in the village of Malokurilskoye on the island of Shikotan, Southern Kuriles, Russia, December 18, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A general view shows the village of Malokurilskoye on the island of Shikotan, Southern Kuriles, Russia, December 18, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





Ships are seen in Malokurilskaya Bay in the island of Shikotan, Southern Kuriles, Russia, December 18, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A direction sign reading “Tsunami. Evacuation route. 100 meters” is pictured in front of a cross in the village of Malokurilskoye on the island of Shikotan, Southern Kuriles, Russia, December 18, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A cross is pictured on the banks of Malokurilskaya Bay in the village of Malokurilskoye on the island of Shikotan, Southern Kuriles, Russia, December 18, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A lector prays at the church of St. Daniel of Moscow in the village of Malokurilskoye on the island of Shikotan, Southern Kuriles, Russia, December 18, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A dog stands in front of a Soviet tank IS-2, a World War II monument, in the village of Malokurilskoye on the island of Shikotan, Southern Kuriles, Russia, December 18, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A man drives a passenger bus along a road on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A woman looks through a window of a passenger bus on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A woman and a dog walk along a street in Krabozavodskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A sign, which reads “Tsunami. Evacuation route. 100 metres”, is on display in Krabozavodskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A sign, which reads “Tsunami danger zone. In an earthquake emergency run onto an upland”, is on display in Krabozavodskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





Seagulls fly above Krabozavodskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





Seagulls fly above Krabozavodskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





Seagulls fly above a bay near Krabozavodskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





Seagulls gather in Krabozavodskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





Seagulls fly above a bay near Krabozavodskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





An abandoned motorboat is seen on the bank of a bay near Krabozavodskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





Boats are seen on the bank of a bay near Krabozavodskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A general view shows Krabozavodskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A view through a window shows a bus stop near Krabozavodskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





Cars drive along a road on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A woman walks along a street in Malokurilskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A general view shows Malokurilskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





A man waters plants inside a house in Malokurilskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)





Men walk in Malokurilskoye settlement on the Island of Shikotan, one of four islands known as the Southern Kuriles in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, December 19, 2016. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)