M6.4 earthquake - 185 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 185 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 9 Oct 1974, 07:32 UTC at a depth of 49 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.