M6.4 earthquake - 23 km S of Aktash, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 23 km S of Aktash, Russia on 27 Sept 2003, 18:52 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Ölgii, about 202 km away in Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia.