M6.8 earthquake - 276 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 276 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 17 Apr 1995, 23:28 UTC at a depth of 23 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.