M5.0 earthquake - 101 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 101 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 13 Oct 2019, 09:58 UTC at a depth of 87 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Nemuro, about 290 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.