M5.0 earthquake - 20 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia on 25 Feb 2019, 17:13 UTC at a depth of 105 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Nemuro, about 261 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.