M6.6 earthquake - 186 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 186 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 18 Aug 1994, 04:42 UTC at a depth of 15 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.