M6.6 earthquake - 105 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 105 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 13 Nov 1938, 13:13 UTC at a depth of 65 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.