M5.1 earthquake - 27 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 27 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 23 Jul 2018, 21:37 UTC at a depth of 129 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Nemuro, about 289 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.