M6.0 earthquake - 264 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 264 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia on 27 Nov 1945, 05:31 UTC at a depth of 35 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.