M5.0 earthquake near Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 53 km SSE of Korsakov, Russia on 11 Jul 2017, 13:35 UTC at a depth of 342 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Korsakov, about 54 km away in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.