M5.5 earthquake - 165 km E of Dolinsk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 165 km E of Dolinsk, Russia on 9 Jul 2019, 11:33 UTC at a depth of 436 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 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, about 179 km away in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.