M6.4 earthquake near Turar Ryskulov, Turkistan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 54 km SE of Zhabagly, Kazakhstan on 18 Dec 1937, 13:18 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.

The nearest town in our records is Turar Ryskulov, about 69 km away in Turkistan, Kazakhstan.