M7.0 earthquake - 132 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck 132 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 12 Nov 1958, 20:23 UTC at a depth of 35 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Nemuro, about 274 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.