M6.2 earthquake - 117 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 117 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 13 Aug 1969, 22:57 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Nemuro, about 234 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.