M6.0 earthquake - east of the Kuril Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck east of the Kuril Islands on 13 Jan 2007, 17:37 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.