M6.3 earthquake near Hunchun, Jilin

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Zarubino, Russia on 5 Apr 2013, 13:00 UTC at a depth of 563 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Hunchun, about 55 km away in Jilin, China.