M6.3 earthquake - 102 km WSW of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 102 km WSW of Kuril’sk, Russia on 10 Oct 1947, 07:32 UTC at a depth of 15 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.

The nearest town in our records is Shibetsu, about 186 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.