M6.5 earthquake - 142 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 142 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 5 Jul 1964, 23:36 UTC at a depth of 26 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.