M6.3 earthquake near Baykal’sk, Irkutsk Oblast

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 10 km N of Baykal’sk, Russia on 27 Aug 2008, 01:35 UTC at a depth of 16 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 Baykal’sk, about 10 km away in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.