M5.5 earthquake - 123 km W of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 123 km W of Kuril’sk, Russia on 29 Nov 2017, 22:32 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Shibetsu, about 195 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.