M6.3 earthquake near Vrangel’, Primorye

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 98 km SE of Preobrazheniye, Russia on 24 Dec 2009, 00:23 UTC at a depth of 392 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Vrangel’, about 145 km away in Primorye, Russia.