M6.0 earthquake - 151 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 151 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 17 Dec 1984, 23:56 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.