M6.6 earthquake - 151 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 151 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 22 Mar 1978, 21:34 UTC at a depth of 33 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 293 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.