M6.2 earthquake - 193 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 193 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 2 May 1929, 14:25 UTC at a depth of 15 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.