M6.2 earthquake - 210 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 210 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 20 Oct 1963, 11:52 UTC at a depth of 36 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.