M5.3 earthquake - 55 km SW of Novaya Chara, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 55 km SW of Novaya Chara, Russia on 22 Sept 2021, 17:01 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Bodaybo, about 268 km away in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.