M6.3 earthquake - 116 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 116 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia on 28 Dec 1946, 10:09 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Nemuro, about 252 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.