M6.0 earthquake near Belidzhi, Dagestan

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Kasumkent, Russia on 20 Apr 1966, 16:42 UTC at a depth of 26 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 Belidzhi, about 28 km away in Dagestan, Russia.