M6.0 earthquake - 116 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 116 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 19 Mar 1977, 10:56 UTC at a depth of 70 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Nemuro, about 232 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.