M6.1 earthquake - east of the Kuril Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck east of the Kuril Islands on 13 Sept 2004, 03:00 UTC at a depth of 8 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.