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M6.0 earthquake - 297 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

6245 d ago · 10 Sept 2009, 02:46 UTC 297 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 297 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on 10 Sept 2009, 02:46 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.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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