M6.9 earthquake - 33 km NE of Turt, Mongolia

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 33 km NE of Turt, Mongolia on 4 Apr 1950, 18:44 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 Slyudyanka, about 186 km away in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.